Father Quotes - Page 4

Sadie," he said forlornly, "when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children's.

I was the first face you saw when you were born, you were bald as my hair ran black. Now yours the last face I saw before I died, your hair ran black, as I was bald.

She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state

He could hardly breathe at the though of his son and Quintana in Sorel with no one to protect them.

My Son, Only Tax and Death are for sure.

Si no quiere abrazarme, entonces que tampoco se acerque para golpearme.

A whore Ailean may have been, but a loving, caring whore who adored his offspring and mate.

..my father was the best man in the world and probably worth a hundred of me, but he didn't understand me. The town he lived in and the town I lived in were not the same.

It's not like you're becoming a born-again Christian or teetotal or an accountant or something you can stop being after a while. You'll never not be a father now.'

'It feels great, Rob' he said. 'Just great.

Genesis began with the Father losing His family. Revelation ends with Him getting them back. Is there nothing to be learned from this sad cycle? Truly, family is the legitimate theme of holy text.
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My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm.

The thing I miss most from home, is having a home.

Xavier, you have given me more grey hairs than all my sons put together.’ Saul frowned, then corrected himself. ‘To be fair, you and Zed. Just try not to add to them tonight.

I swear
we'd lose our

hearts if
they weren't
with elastic
and butterfly

pin
clasped safely
in.

Fathers, your are the head and strength of the family unit. If you are not in place, there is a weakness in the link.

You ask how it is possible to be your own father and son. You should seek answers, although it is better to anticipate some, to be the light and dream.

Bear in mind, children, that they listen to you because you are kids - not because you are right. That's how our Father listens to us.

Without you there would be no me.
I am everything reflected in your eyes.
I am everything approved by your smile.
I am everything born of your guidance.
I am me only because of you.

They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it both ways. He'd put himself outside and outside they'd make him stay. Neither brutality nor complaining could force a way in.

Four years after my father's death, when the subject of parents came up in conversation i would relate the information in a flat, matter-of-fact tone eager to detect in my listener the flinch of grief that eluded me.