Quotes by Fathers Day It is much easier to become a father than to be one. Kent Nerburn father-son fathers-day dad Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen. Kid Rock fathers-day dad helping It is unreasonable [for a father] to expect moral success with [his] children without submitting to the laws of morality. Larry Christenson fathers-day law children 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. Laurance Rockefeller fathers-day responsibility opportunity To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the blade. Before the story ended, he'd removed the iron sliver I thought I'd die from. I can't remember the tale, but hear his voice still, a well of dark water, a prayer. And I recall his hands, two measures of tenderness he laid against my face. Li-Young Lee fathers-day dad prayer My father was often angry when I was most like him. Lillian Hellman fathers-day women anger My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn. Louis Adamic grandpa fathers-day life 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. Lord Chesterfield fathers-day inspirational funny I found out that I'm a pretty bad father. I make a lot of mistakes and I don't know what I'm doing. But my kids love me. Go figure. Louis C. K. fathers-day dad mistake When my kids were younger, I used to avoid them. I used to sit on the toilet 'til my legs fell asleep. You want to know why your father spends so long in the toilet? Because he's not sure he wants to be a father. Louis C. K. fathers-day long kids Fathers have skills that they never use at home. You run a landscaping business and you can't dress and feed a four-year-old? Take it on! Louis C. K. fathers-day home running Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are. Louisa May Alcott fathers-day work baby 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. Luther Vandross stairs fathers-day mother Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father. Lydia M. Child fathers-day family children He's [Harry S. Truman] just your dad, and you love him. It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home - it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love. My father was a great man. Margaret Truman Daniel fathers-day growing-up daughter I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher fathers-day family daughter Without my dad, I wouldn't be here. Maria Sharapova my-dad fathers-day dad I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what Mario Cuomo fathers-day marriage dad I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. Mark Wahlberg fathers-day uncles brother A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma. Marlene Dietrich fathers-day dad kings «1234567891011»