The child is father of the man. 21 other sayings from William Wordsworth
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. 45 quotes from Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. 45 quotes from Bertrand Russell
My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. 26 more quotes from Harry S. Truman
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense. 13 views from Fred Allen
My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals. 5 quotes from Alastair Campbell
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. 46 thoughts from John F. Kennedy
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. 6 thoughts from John Ciardi
My father was never anti-anything in our house. 2 sayings from Errol Flynn
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war. 19 wisdom & wit from E. B. White
Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers. 45 thoughts from Aldous Huxley
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. 15 sayings from Jean de La Fontaine
Whoever does not have a good father should procure one. 103 quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. 2 quotes from Enid Bagnold
When one has not had a good father, one must create one. 103 quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche
All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. 52 other wisdom & wit from George Eliot
I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. 10 quotes from Robert Mapplethorpe
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. 14 quotes from Hedy Lamarr
It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. 9 other thoughts from Pope John XXIII
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be. 10 more views from Robert Mapplethorpe
Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents. 18 more wisdom & wit from Margaret Mead
I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it. 17 views from Sammy Davis, Jr.
My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house. 5 quotes from Janis Joplin
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things. 3 other wisdom & wit from Edward Kennedy
The most important influence in my childhood was my father. 2 quotes from DeForest Kelley
That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all. 3 quotes from August Strindberg
My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it. 2 more wisdom & wit from Victor Borge
I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern. 21 more quotes from Anais Nin
There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. 31 sayings from Gertrude Stein
But the love of adventure was in father's blood. 7 quotes from Buffalo Bill
As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation. 7 quotes from Gloria Swanson
My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people. 17 wisdom & wit from Chief Joseph
I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career. 2 quotes from Patrick Duffy
Rich men's sons are seldom rich men's fathers. 3 quotes from Herbert Kaufman
My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. 2 quotes from Simon Newcomb
My father was something of a rainbow-chaser. 2 more quotes from Marc Davis
I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land. 17 quotes from Chief Joseph
My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City? 16 views from Henny Youngman