Good Father Quotes - Page 2

• It is a wise father that knows his own child.

  William Shakespeare

  Family, Wise, Meaningful

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 2, sc. 2, l. [83]

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  The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

  Theodore Hesburgh

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• [My father] advised me to sit every few months in my reading chair for an entire evening, close my eyes and try to think of new problems to solve. I took his advice very seriously and have been glad ever since that he did.

  Luis Walter Alvarez

  Father, Reading, Eye

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• One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

  George Herbert

  Relationship, Daughter, Fathers Day

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.168

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• People ask me, what special is in my mentorship which has made Malala so bold and so courageous and so vocal and poised? I tell them, don't ask me what I did. Ask me what I did not do. I did not clip her wings, and that's all.

  Ziauddin Yousafzai

  Education, Courage, Wings

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• Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

  Barack Obama

  Fathers Day, Jobs, Dad

  Twitter post from Jun 19, 2011

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• It takes time to be a good father. It takes effort - trying, failing, and trying again.

  Tim Hansel

  Father, Effort, Trying

  Tim Hansel (1989). “What Kids Need Most in a Dad”, Fleming H Revell Company

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• Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

  Cissy Houston

  Mother, Children, Father

  "Cissy Houston on Whitney: 'She was raised well, she knew better' than to use drugs" by Randee Dawn, www.today.com. October 14, 2016.

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• A good father and a good outlaw can't settle inside the same man.

  J-Ax

  Father, Men, Anarchy

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• A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.

  Frank A. Clark

  Funny, Dad, Father

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• I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 11 years ago - crawling along, miles under the speed limit, feeling the weight of my daughter's future resting in my hands. I think about the pledge I made to her that day: that I would give her what I never had - that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father. I knew that day that my own life wouldn't count for much unless she had every opportunity in hers.

  Barack Obama

  Daughter, Fathers Day, Dad

  "Obama: 'I have been an imperfect father'" by Barack Obama, www.today.com. May 27, 2010.

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• A good father. A man with a head, a heart, and a soul. A man capable of listening, of leading and respecting a child, and not of drowning his own defects in him. Someone whom a child will not only love because he's his father, but will also admire for the person he is. Someone he would want to grow up to resemble.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Children, Growing Up, Father

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.178, Penguin

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• Nobody ever asks men about the work-life balance, and I just find that interesting, because clearly, I would imagine most men also want to be good fathers, and I'm sure they want to be good partners.

  Katie Couric

  Father, Men, Interesting

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• My dad died when I was 17. He had heart and other problems. He was a good father, lots of love. But he was affected by it. When he died, mom picked up the reins and raised six boys all on her own.

  Perry Bellegarde

  Mom, Dad, Father

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• I believe that acting is a talent while being a great person encompasses so much more: being a good father, a good husband and the ability to show compassion for others.

  Michael Ealy

  Husband, Father, Believe

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• Sometimes, because of my success, I am afraid that I was not a good father. With the first two I was too strong, and with the other three I was too weak.

  Roberto Cavalli

  Strong, Father, Two

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• The curse of fatherhood is distance, and the good fathers spend their lives trying to overcome it.

  Steve Farrar

  Father, Distance, Trying

  Steve Farrar (2009). “Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family”, p.47, Multnomah

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• I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I was deserted in my head. I was always out, always in the saloons, always drinking, always messing about.

  Malachy McCourt

  Father, Drinking, Leaving

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• I guess early on in my Christian walk, you know, people said to me, "Never question God" you know? But actually I just found Him to be such a good Father. He's such a good Father and He spoke to me in amazing ways that I'm sure I never would have learned some of these things on mountaintops, you know? I thought I knew how much he loved me, but then one day He asked me "What do you believe?" And I'm like, "I believe this and this and this and this" you know. I was a very good Christian in all my answers, and then he said, "No, no, what do you believe, Daughter, about how much I love you?"

  Darlene Zschech

  Christian, Daughter, Father

  Source: www.cbn.com

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• Usually women are the lynchpins of the family. They carry the brunt of the work at home and of being mothers and of taking care of the children. Not always. I have a wonderful husband, who is a great father and has helped tremendously at home. And I think that men are getting in touch and I think that the role that they have is so important, to be a good father and have a good career and be a good husband. But I think that as more and more women go into the workforce, you have to have more help at home and it becomes more of a sharing of responsibilities.

  Carolyn Maloney

  Mother, Husband, Children

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I have two definitions of success - one on the basketball court and one in my personal life. In basketball, success means making my teammates better, winning basketball games and winning championships. In my personal life, success means being a good father to my sons and raising them to be strong men; taking care of my family and being a good friend; and using my influence to make a difference in the community.

  Dwyane Wade

  Basketball, Strong, Father

  Source: mochamanstyle.com

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• In my twenties I would be skeptical of a bad haircut, but once you turn thirty it's more about whether he a nice person and does he open the door for me. Once you turn thirty-five, it's more about would he make a good father. And even if you're just liking somebody and digging on someone, I think you can't help but think in those terms.

  Rashida Jones

  Father, Nice, Thinking

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• God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Children, Father, Hands

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• To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character.

  James E. Faust

  Mother, Children, Father

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• 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.

  Chris Rock

  Fathers Day, Dad, Kids

  "Sweetest Quotes from Hollywood Dads" by Luchina Fisher, abcnews.go.com. June 15, 2014.

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