Quotes about father
father fanatics
I'm not a truthiness fanatic, I'm truthiness's father. Stephen Colbert
father 4th-of-july political
If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it.
father long challenges
Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at the beginning I certainly wanted to prove myself to my father and the rest of society. That quickly turned into a greater challenge. My lifestyle hasn't changed as a result. Stelios Haji-Ioannou
father opposites missing
Recalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was so much better now, but I did miss him. For all the misery he caused, I knew with certainty that he loved us. Those aren't things you can weigh or measure away. ... They're not opposites that cancel each other out. They're both true at the same time. Sonia Sotomayor
father years would-be
I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years old that I would be scared, but I never was. Tim Burton
father men two
When my father made 'Jean de Florette' and 'Manon des Sources' back to back, everybody said, 'Why two movies?' But you need two movies to show how criminality evolves, and to tell the story: You can't show a man in love with so many women in one big biopic. Thomas Langmann
father liberty may
I sincerely pray that all the members of the human family may, in the time prescribed by the Father of us all, find themselves securely established in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and happiness. Thomas Jefferson
father eggs broken
Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it is with the family.
father men wish
Our wish is that...[there be] maintained that state of property, equal or unequal, which results to every man from his own industry or that of his fathers.
father son blessing
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him, all creatures here below! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Thomas Ken
father air goal
I had a great family. My father was in the Air Force, so we were always disciplined, goal oriented. Thomas Jones
father names movement
O Heavenly Father, convert my religion from a name to a principle! Bring all my thoughts and movements into an habitual reference to Thee! Thomas Chalmers
father men enemy
His father was no man's friend but his own, and he is no man's for else. Thomas Adams
father son essence
Baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: there are three distinct persons: in the Name, not names; there is one essence.
father able banking
My father invested his money so securely in the banking business that he was never able to get any of it out again. Thomas Bailey Aldrich
father boys views
I made friends with a boy who was a communist when I was 13 and that broadened my political views, but it also brought me into conflict with my father who was very Right-wing. Vince Cable
father air views
I know it sounds trite but I wanted to make a difference. Political debates with my father had been fraught because he was uncompromising and explosive but if he taught me one thing it was to air my views.
father college ordinary
My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn't like it at the time, but I can't help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me. Vijay Mallya
father college later-in-life
My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn't go back to college later in life. So I had to first finish my education, and then I could do what I wanted. At the time, I was not pleased, but now, I can't thank him enough. My parents were absolutely right. Vidya Balan
father ran
When I was about 10 I ran away to see my father. He couldn't have cared less. He just took me back as soon as he could. Vidal Sassoon
father moving son
Freud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because he couldn't get work. He, as a boy, had to watch his father be mocked and abused on the street for being Jewish... You develop a thick skin and you develop a certain kind of wit to defend yourself. Viggo Mortensen
father boss needs
Prosecutors say my father was the biggest crime boss in the nation... If you really want to know what John Gotti was like, you need to talk to my family. We lived this life. Victoria Gotti
father son two
My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons. Victoria Abril
father hero absent
My father was absent and he was a hero to me. Greta Scacchi
father skills wire
I started working occasionally for my father when I was around six. The first skill I learned was how to join a plug to a wire. Gordon Bell
father able privilege
Father, we thank you, especially for letting me fly this flight - for the privilege of being able to be in this position, to be in this wondrous place, seeing all these many startling, wonderful things that you have created. Gordon Cooper
father accomplished businessman
My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman. Gordon Getty
father rose parent
Both parents were very encouraging - especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had a musical background or any musical talent. They liked classical music, but neither could carry a tune.
father what-matters matter
I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more. Gordon Brown
father believe hands
For as long as (the Founding Fathers of this nation) lived and led, they acknowledged the hand of the Almighty in the affairs of this republic. Our coinage and our currency carry the national motto. It simply says, 'In God We Trust.' I believe this is the foundation upon which this nation was established, an unequivocal trust in the power of the Almighty to guide and defend us. Gordon B. Hinckley
father boys years
For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this, the Dispensation of the Fulness [sic] of Times. He, together with His Father, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the year 1820, and when Joseph left the grove that day, he knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages
father responsibility men
We are here to assist our Father in His work and His glory, 'to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man' (Moses 1:39). Your obligation is as serious in your sphere of responsibility as is my obligation in my sphere
father philosophical men
On whether his church still holds that God the Father was once a man, [Hinckley] sounded uncertain, `I don't know that we teach it. I don't know that we emphasize it... I understand the philosophical background behind it, but I don't know a lot about it, and I don't think others know a lot about it.'