Good Father Quotes

• Our problem with President Obama isn't that he's a bad person. By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father - and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer.

  Marco Rubio

  Husband, Father, Practice

  Marco Rubio's speech at the Republican National Convention, www.politico.com. August 30, 2012.

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• A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

  Billy Graham

  Inspirational, Fathers Day, Father Son

  Twitter post from Jun 16, 2013

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• Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.

  Mark Twain

  Father, Shows

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• I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

  T. D. Jakes

  Fathers Day, Spiritual, Men

  "Interview: Bishop TD Jakes on Hell, Politics, Film Projects". Interview with Katherine T. Phan, www.christianpost.com. June 19, 2011.

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• A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance.

  David Blankenhorn

  Spiritual, Father, Giving

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• Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Growing Up, Women

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Nov 29, 2014

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• Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

  Al Unser

  Funny, Family, Boyfriend

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• A dad stands tallest when he kneels to pray with his children.

  Rick Warren

  Children, Dad, Praying

  FaceBook post by Pastor Rick Warren from Apr 03, 2012

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• I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because that god is not a very good father. When it comes down to it, you can't trust him with your kids.

  William P. Young

  Growing Up, Plato, Father

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• Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.

  Tim Allen

  Friendship, Teamwork, Mom

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Funny, Dad, Father

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• It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

  Pope John XXIII

  Fathers Day, Children, Dad

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• A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son.

  William Graham Sumner

  Fathers Day, Encouragement, Believe

  William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.38, Ludwig von Mises Institute

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• I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.

  Orson Scott Card

  Boyfriend, Children, Dad

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• Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Dad, Father, Doe

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• And I came away from that experience, and it was a very difficult experience - I came to understand that you have to practice at being a good father and practice at being a good husband, just as you have to practice at being a good journalist.

  Bob Schieffer

  Husband, Father, Practice

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• He who can be a good son will be a good father.

  Unknown

  Father, Son, Father Son

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• Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

  Anthony Quinn

  Children, Dad, Father

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• Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?

  LeBron James

  Morning, Father, Believe

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• One thing that prevents a man from being a good father is he hasn't completed being a boy.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Father, Boys, Men

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• Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; - but the father, for love!

  Octavius Winslow

  Love, God, Christian

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• I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.

  Mike Tyson

  Strong, Brother, Father

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• But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband.

  Treat Williams

  Husband, Father, Good Husband

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• I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife

  John Lithgow

  Boyfriend, Fun, Dad

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• The best way to be a good father to your children is to be a good husband to their mother.

  Jay E. Adams

  Mother, Husband, Children

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