Fathers Quotations | Page 4

I want to speak directly to the men holding my daughter Jill, because they may also be fathers like me. My daughter does not have the ability to free anyone. She is a reporter and an innocent person. Do not sacrifice an innocent soul.

I want to do a lot more roles like I did in 'This Is My Father,'

I was 25 when I first started playing for Gloucestershire, because my father had insisted I got a proper qualification before trying to make it as a cricketer,

It's not about divorce, it's about living. I write about life. People sometimes go. Fathers sometimes leave. It's not all fun and games.

Then the minute I had to give her father the picture of her when they were getting ready to do the Amber Alert, that was when I was just like, you know, it kinda hit home.

I started, 'In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ... '

The message was that ... fathers can go ahead and have children, but they don't have to raise the children.

the land of my fathers . . . . I leave it to my fathers.

The internet has many fathers but he's one of the main ones. He's an evangelist to the internet community and the technical community.

The Internet has many fathers but he was one of the chief fathers.

The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

The federal government is far larger than the Founding Fathers ever intended it to be. We have racked up over $16 trillion of debt through wasteful spending, and it is time that we cut that waste and start reducing the size of our government.

I really honor my father and the other people throughout the times who paved the way, who were all pioneers without realizing what they were doing for future generations.

I remember my father saying one word to me as I would walk out to school every day: 'increments.' Every test, every quiz, every conversation with the teacher, it all added up to the final grade, which would affect where you went off to college and the rest of your life. All those little bits and pieces added up to something larger,

Children without fathers are five times more likely to grow up poor, twice as likely to drop out of high school and more likely to end up in foster care or juvenile justice facilities, ... There is no doubt that dads make a difference in children's lives.

He's too close - he lived well into the 20th Century, ... If you look at Thomas Jefferson and presidents and Robert E. Lee and many other southerners ... They haven't been damaged. No one is going to purge Thomas Jefferson or George Washington as slave owners ... Griffith has been knocked down for propaganda - he's closer to the 20th Century. America would have a trauma if it had to purge and get rid of its founding fathers that were slave owners.

By forbidding Jews to destroy their hair, the Bible warns them away from seeking the siren song of eternal youth. By encouraging Jews to grow beards, it reminds them that they will not be young forever, that they must prepare the ground for those who come after, just as their fathers did for them.

He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

I certainly knew my father. He just didn't happen to be my biological father.

Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an even better dad.

The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke.

It was never intended by the Founding Fathers that the President of the United States should be a ventriloquist's dummy sitting on the lap of Congress.

I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

All you can do is to say three Hail Marys and three Our Fathers and throw the letters in. God will play a larger role in this than a lawyer.

All you have to do is ask any child, frankly. You don't have to ask a child development researcher if fathers make a difference. All kids will tell you that the presence of a father makes a big difference.

All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

The clock ticks and time runs out. Our founding fathers wanted to make it hard to pass legislation and it is hard. It's hard to pass legislation for a reason.

The founding fathers added the propositional dimension to American identity at the time of the Revolution. How else were they going to justify themselves in rebelling against the British monarchy?

The founding fathers of this alliance would be proud of what we have done and what we are doing, ... Fifty years after its creation, the Atlantic alliance continues to demonstrate that for us, values have meaning.

The Founding Fathers worried that 'some common impulse of passion' might lead many to subvert the rights of the few. It's a rational fear, one that is played out endlessly.

The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them

The effect of all this opposition is not to prevent gay people from becoming parents. All it can do is diminish the pool of mothers and fathers for children who need homes.

The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.

Their apostles said: Is there doubt about Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? He invites you to forgive you your faults and to respite you till an appointed term. They said: You are nothing but mortals like us; you wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship; bring us therefore some clear authority.

And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, / And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

The child whom many fathers share hath seldom known a father's care

The chain of cultural memory has broken down. I get kids in my class whose mothers and fathers didn't have a clue about cooking, and they're lost. There's a gap and it's just part of the culture.

Dad, I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in this world. And it's not because I'm so different from you either. It's because I'm the same. I mean, I can be just as hard-headed, and just as tough. I only hope I can be as good a man as you.

These kids are all really close, and they've proved that all year by being a fantastic team. They proved it by all dying their hair, although I know some fathers and mothers who are going to be pretty upset.

My father would lift me high. And dance with my mother and me and then. Spin me around til I fell asleep. Then up the stairs he would carry me and I knew for sure I was loved.

It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, "She's more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge."

It's obviously a tough situation, ... I would imagine going through the Minor Leagues in an organization where your father is the pitching coach, you probably have a little more stress or a little more scrutiny than other guys might get. But he works hard to try to make it on his own merit and do the things he needs to do.

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

the numerous convictions of ... fathers and day-care workers based on memories fabricated by neurotics and therapists, or on coaxed-out lurid fantasies of pre-rational children, testify to the destructive effects false knowledge can have, particularly when it cloaks itself in pseudoscientific jargon.

As a father, I wish he would have stopped.

There was no standard reference when the new era of a civilized mankind began. The founding fathers had been forced to start a new world order and as time passed by, many references appear.

It is very essential that our history be preserved and preserved appropriately, written appropriately and preserved appropriately, so that future generations can benefit from that which takes place today and has taken place in years gone by, ... We benefit from what our fathers have done for us, and we have the privilege through sacred records, which will be maintained here to provide a legacy for those who follow.

It's funny, ... how fathers especially are indifferent to risk to yourself, but very sensitive about risk to your family.

It matters to you what happens to your father here?

There's an old saying that victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan

How many lives has this law cost our nation? How many lives of innocent children pulled out of school by mothers or fathers who are irresponsible or tricked by illusions?

I believe in my Mormon faith, and I endeavor to live by it. My faith is the faith of my fathers - I will be true to them and to my beliefs.

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; / Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

I do believe that it was through divine providence that the Founding Fathers drafted a document that created a government that didn't trust each other - hence the separation of powers. And then, to close the deal, the Bill of Rights was added to continue to protect individual rights and freedoms.

For the kid with low self-esteem, we make that kid a hero. Fathers call me with tears in their eyes when they hear it. We combine two big passions - kids and sports teams.

Head Start believes in father involvement and literacy enhancement, and this event celebrates the important impact fathers have on their children's early social, emotional, and educational development.

I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I'm very good at gibberish now.

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you',

There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'.

Whenever one of my children says, 'Goodnight, Daddy,' I always think to myself, 'You don't mean that.

What makes Will the best father in the world to me is that he's there, not just there in a way that's traditional. The emotional support he offers his children is immeasurable.

He was a father. That's what a father does.Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.

What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity.

My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade.

Men should always change diapers. It's a very rewarding experience. It's mentally cleansing. It's like washing dishes, but imagine if the dishes were your kids, so you really love the dishes.

When you have kids, there's no such thing as quality time. There's just time. There's no, 'Ooh, his graduation's better than going to the mall.' It's all kind of equal. Changing her diaper and her winning a contest - it's all good.

I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter.

The most amazing feeling I feel Words can't describe what I'm feeling for real Maybe I paint the sky blue My greatest creation was you.

My father can not finish a sentence. When we were kids he would go, 'Girls the most important thing in life to remember is...' 'Daddy, what is it?' 'What's what, honey?' 'The most important thing in life to remember.' 'Oh, what's that?'

Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you're 12, but every day.

I'm always going to love my father.

I don't have a kid, but I think that I would be a good father, especially if my baby liked to go out drinking.

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

A father is a man who fails every day.

If your dad is anything like mine, then you have no clue what to buy him for Father's Day. The only Father's Day tradition in my family is the annual conversation he and I have where I say, 'Hey, Dad, what do you want for Father's Day this year?' and he says, 'Nothing.' Then I ask my mom what I should get him and she says, 'He likes sandalwood soap, dangly jewelry and Chanel No. 5 perfume.'

I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week.

I'll never forget the moment I became a dad. It's hard to describe-that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy, the clarity: Nothing is more important than this.

Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Saviour?

Don't confuse [Father's Day] with Valentine's Day, and here's why. Boy, will you creep him out. I can just tell you from last year, uh, even if they do like chocolate, they don't want it from their son.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The main focus is to give young fathers the tools to be more effective dads. Many young fathers leave the parenting to young mothers or to their grandparents.

The Constitution of the U.S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion.

The most important thing in the world is to hold your soul aloft.

Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.

The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you're unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.

I'm so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that.

Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said, "Box about: twill come to my father anon."

It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge.

On this special Fathers Day, we'd like to wish all of you a very Happy Birthday.

Father taught us that opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand. I think we all act on that principle; on the basic human impulse that makes a man want to make the best of what's in him and what's been given him.

He never stopped wanting to save the world.