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My father-in-law ... was a great inspiration to me both in life and in his preparation for death. — Billy Graham

For many little girls, life with father is a dress rehearsal for love and marriage. — David Jeremiah

Most mothers and fathers will shop more for a TV set than they will for a child care center for their child. — Edward Zigler

My father so appropriately put it that we are certainly the only animal that makes conscious choices that are bad for our survival as a species. — Louise Leakey

When I was in college at Amherst, my father asked me a favor: to take one course in economics. I loved it - for the challenge of its mysteries. — Edmund Phelps

I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

For which cause a man will leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be one flesh', — Leo Tolstoy

What should a man do but be merry? For look you how cheerfully my mother looks, and my father died within's two hours. — William Shakespeare

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy. — Al Yankovic

A minister stands for Father Peace, but a good one is no stranger to Mother War. — Joe Abercrombie

It would take a while for me not to think of the Greek language as the father who walked out on me — Deborah Levy

weeks." "Sounds like a good idea. The police may have options for investigating that your father and — Claire Fogel

I had to be an adult, be a father without a son, so for one last moment I needed to be a son who needed his mother. — Ruth Ahmed

After paying for the wedding, about the only thing a father has left to give away is the bride. — Evan Esar

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini. — Francis Ford Coppola

Maybe it's time to stop being a soldier and go home to be a father. And a husband for Deanna. I'm not sure how. — David Bellavia

It was one thing to have a demon for a parent. It was another thing when your father owned a significant portion of Hell's real estate. — Cassandra Clare

He was an amazing father. I clutched my memories of him to my heart for so long, but he's a part of the world. — Jennifer Grant

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person. — Jean Dujardin

Our Father who art in nature ... must have a great and overwhelming love for no-goods and blots-on-the-town and bums, and Mack and the boys. — John Steinbeck

The best thing a father can do for his son is love his mother. — Adriana Trigiani

I cohabited for 20 years with my longtime husband and father of my two now-teen daughters in a stable family household. — Sandra Tsing Loh

'In Country' is about a high school girl's quest for knowledge about her father, who died in Vietnam just before she was born. — Bobbie Ann Mason

Whatever else a father is in this life - cop, fireman, Indian chief - he provides for his family. He — Harlan Coben

A wise man once said that next to losing its mother, there is nothing more healthy for a child than to lose its father. — Halldor Laxness

So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country. — Walter Salles

Overheard in a Washington D.C. church confessional: "Bless me Father, for sins have been committed." — Robert Breault

My father was one of 11. He was an attorney. My mother worked for the Syracuse newspaper as a columnist before she became a stay-at-home mother. — Siobhan Fallon Hogan

I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others. — Jose Rizal

Such a statement would be blasphemous, Majesty," the Holy Father replied, his tone gently reproving. "No man can speak for God. — Erika Johansen

Tell my father I was abducted by a lucius nymph and pulled to her lair." Styxx
"For the record, I resent being called a lucius nymph." Galen — Sherrilyn Kenyon

A temptation is Satan's cheap substitute for the real gifts from heaven the Father has given us. — Warren W. Wiersbe

That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie — Diana Gabaldon

So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love. — Hill Harper

You can become a model of a perfect man or a devoted husband and a father in order to show the role of the a man's responsibility for the family — Sunday Adelaja

I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer. — Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life. — Idris Elba

My very revered father, I am beginning to think that - Well, there's little peace in this world for a quiet book-loving man. — Ellery Queen

We need you to be a father who can claim for himself the authority of true compassion. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

Father Tim: Know that God has a plan for your future. Watch and wait for his timing, and when it comes, hitch a ride. You'll know. — Jan Karon

father could hope for in a son.To have — Colleen McCullough

When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books. — Ann Brashares

My father who was always serious has fallen in love with a dog. What can I do but be happy for him? — Michael Simms

I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. — Andy Rooney

I had a critical father. I'm more like my father. He was a sales rep for pharmaceutical companies. — Martha Stewart

My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do. — Mark Lawrenson

My father used to wear the same pants for like a week. — Adam Sandler

When my father died, I was 21, and he'd been sick for a few years. He changed during his illness. He kind of softened during it. — Luanne Rice

I started with capital of about $1,500, a princely sum for a student coming out of college, an amount I borrowed from my father. — Sunil Mittal

For me, my father was, and still is, a symbol of qualified persons in the Ministry of Foreign Trade under Soviet conditions. — Vladimir Potanin

My father Time is weak and gray
With waiting for a better day;
See how idiot-like he stands,
Fumbling with his palsied hands! — Percy Bysshe Shelley

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it's been a minute since my last confession. — Frank McCourt

Everything good is the transmutation of something evil: every god has a devil for a father. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I love my boys very much. I want only the best for them and am committed to being a devoted father. — Eddie Cibrian

A poignant paradox is that sometimes the very desire to be a good mother or father will lead the parent to mistake duty for love. — William Watson Purkey

A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons. — Charles Spurgeon

I am a daughter. My father is an example for me. — Malala Yousafzai

Sadly, I can't say the same for my Father, who is probably in a different place - Hell. — Alan Partridge

So that's how you know Donovan. You knew his father."
Warren nodded. "Daniel Caine, a fine man. Donovan is too. But he's not the one for you. — Jennifer Estep

A father must take credit for his child, but never a child for his father. — Miguel Syjuco

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. — Richard Diebenkorn

Jackson's father said she was built like Marilyn Monroe and had the temperament of Maureen O'Hara. The man was a prophet for sure. — Carolyn Brown

For a child, being a child comes naturally. It is
relatively simple. But for an adult to become a father, it is quite another story. — Anupam Sibal

Logic itself affirms that a loving Heavenly Father would not abandon His children without providing a way for them to learn of Him. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

Any man who steps between a father and his vengeance asks for death. — George R R Martin

They carried what was holy within them, for every man was a temple, and every prayer spoken could be heard by our Father above us. — Alice Hoffman

It's Magic, you see. It's justice you hold. It's vengeance for your father. It's home. — George R R Martin

God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge. — Alexandre Dumas

The search for knowledge and the discovery of a great weapon are virtually one and the same. War is the father of everything. — Paul Hoffman

There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way. — Marat Safin

When a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband. — Madeleine L'Engle

When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love. — A. N. Wilson

a daughter should
not have to
beg her father
for a relationship — Rupi Kaur

Another family story is forges, one that father and son will laugh about for decades. This is how a legacy is built. One memory at a time. — Mitch Albom

My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living. — Kevin Kwan

There can be no such thing as a successful traitor, for if one succeeds he becomes a founding father. The — Saul D. Alinsky

My father used to be away for months at a time, and he'd never leave any money for food, so my brother and I had to go out and nick it. — Norman Wisdom

I once asked my father for a dollar for the school picnic. He told me how he once killed a grizzly bear with his loose-leaf notebook. — Bill Cosby

All of us must be saints in this world. Holiness is a duty for you and me. So let's be saints and so give glory to the Father. — Mother Teresa

Don't be a pal to your son. Be his father. What child needs a 40-year-old for a friend? — Al Capp

Father, bless me for I have sinned, I did an original sin ... I poked a badger with a spoon. — Eddie Izzard

My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity. — David Bowie

If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life. — Apolo Ohno

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. — Joyce Meyer

Most of what I know about environmental conservation I learned from my father, who has been a leader within the movement for over 30 years. — Edward Norton

At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training. — Charles Eastman

I will gladly trade his freedom for a father. Have you one to give me? — George R R Martin

We sat like that for a long while, and when we stood up, all my sad things were in boxes, and Beck was my father. — Maggie Stiefvater

While I think you were a rotten father and are still a horrid excuse for a person, I appreciate your ability to mix revenge and charity. — Kate M. Colby

Being a father is certainly a task ... but the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family-that's what it's about. — Chris Hemsworth

I read Stephen King as a junior high schooler. My father introduced me to Stephen King far too young, which I'm very grateful for now. — Bridget Carpenter

I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that. — David Bailey

I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family. — Guy Kawasaki

What you end up doing," the mechanic says, "is you spend your life searching for a father and God. — Chuck Palahniuk

Taylor didn't see an arsonist or a killer. He saw a caring father searching for answers. He saw a dedicated man with a lust for justice — Jon Athan

I wanted to be respected and to be loved. I longed for a man, like my father, to come and take me away from it all. — Nicci Greene

You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father. — Madeleine L'Engle

My son has a big Christmas problem - what do you buy for a father who has everything and you're using it? — Milton Berle

My parents loved classical music. And my father adored Mozart. But for some reason, I always had a reaction against it. — Simon McBurney

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied. — John Cassian