Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francis of Assisi

Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.

It matters to you what happens to your father here?

Jim Finn

It was kind of like unspoken that we had to win. In (Coughlin's) mind, he couldn't fathom us losing.

Johnny Griffin

It's a bittersweet moment right now. His father tried to hang on.

Elton John

I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I'm very good at gibberish now.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,Can circumvent or hinder or controlThe firm resolve of a determined soul.Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great;All things give way before it soon or late.What obstacle can stay the mighty forceOf the sea seeking river in its course,Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?

Francois Arnaud

I think there comes a point in probably most father-son relationships where the son kind of starts becoming the parent.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate.

Ian Mcewan

He never believed in fate or providence, or the future being made by someone in the sky. Instead, at every instant, a trillion trillion possible futures; the pickiness of pure chance and physical laws seemed like freedom from the scheming of a gloomy god.

Ian Mcewan

I did not kill my father, but I sometimes felt I had helped him on his way. And but for the fact that it coincided with a landmark in my own physical growth, his death seemed insignificant compared to what followed.

Ian Caldwell

A son is a promise that time makes to a man,the guarantee every father receives that whatever he holds dear will someday be considered foolish, and that person he loves best in the world will misunderstand him.

Hugh Leonard

My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.

Hugh Leonard

Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed.

Hugh Howey

What we control," Juliette said, "is our actions once fate puts us there.

Hugh Laurie

I have a reverence for medicine because I hero-worshiped my father [a former doctor], and because I admire doctors, I admire study, empiricism and rational thought. I don't study, empiricize or think rationally myself - but I admire it in others.

Hugh Laurie

Humility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old that he had won an Olympic gold medal.

Hugh Jackman

My father taught me that losing your temper is a self-indulgent act.

Hugh Jackman

My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportunity in Australia. For the meagre sum of £10, you could sail your entire family out to Australia, so that's what my father chose to do.

Hugh Jackman

Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings.

I've always thought that Merrill had a lot of fat to trim. This is a fulfillment of those promises they made.

Kazuo Ishiguro

I used to think when I was in my teens I was very different from my father, but now I see that what we do is probably quite similar.

Robert Thompson

Thank God that somebody did find it. I grew up with her father -- we all kind of grew up together -- so I've known them forever.

Hunter S. Thompson

I understand that fear is my friend, but not always. Never turn your back on Fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed. My father taught me that, along with a few other things that have kept my life interesting.

Hunter S. Thompson

That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer - he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.

Hunter S. Thompson

The highways are crowded with people who drive as if their sole purpose in getting behind the wheel is to avenge every wrong done them by man, beast or fate. The only thing that keeps them in line is their fear of death, jail and lawsuits.

Janet Evanovich

I see you looking at my cookies,' my father said to Morelli. 'Don't even think about it. Go get your own cookies.

Janet Evanovich

My father was in the kitchen putting a new washer in the kitchen faucet. He looked relieved to see Morelli standing in the hallway. He'd probably prefer I bring home someone useful, like a butcher or a car mechanic, but I guess cops are a step up from undertakers.

Euripides

Noble fathers have noble children.

Euripides

For the weariest road that man may wend Is forth fromn the home of his father.

Ethan Hawke

The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that I want to be, and how to process the failure of my marriage.

Ethan Hawke

I think that if you walk through this life and I end up being a bad father, then it won't matter anything else I achieved in my life. It will all be irrelevant.