My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life. Use this quote
No man is responsible for his father. That was entirely his mother's affair. Use this quote
Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal fulfillment, women will continue to be vulnerable to someone else's idea of what need is. Use this quote
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right. Use this quote
I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to weddings, though I'm fond of using them as year-round home decor. Use this quote
What does God the Father look like? Although I've never seen Him, I believe - as with the Holy Spirit - He looks like Jesus looked on earth. Use this quote
My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ. Use this quote
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense. Use this quote
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income. Use this quote
The most important influence in my childhood was my father. Use this quote
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person. Use this quote
The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on. Use this quote
My father probably thought the capital of the world was wherever he was at the time. It couldn't possibly be anyplace else. Where he and his wife were in their own home, that, for them, was the capital of the world. Use this quote
Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career. Use this quote
As the father of six children, I know very well the challenges technology poses to our families. Use this quote
In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing. Use this quote
First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife. Use this quote
There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. Use this quote
The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes. Use this quote
When I was twelve, I went hunting with my father and we shot a bird. He was laying there and something struck me. Why do we call this fun to kill this creature who was as happy as I was when I woke up this morning. Use this quote
