Quotes about father
father home san-francisco
My father retired to San Francisco, and I got a chance to know him and be around him. It's always been someplace where everything changed for the better. It's always been a home for me. Robin Williams
father son boys
I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, "My boy's got learnin'!" Robin Williams
father realizing old-jokes
Even evangelicals realize that Pinocchio's father was a carpenter too. That's the old joke. Robin Williams
father memorable men
Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, 'Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding.' Robin Williams
father cells opposites
Ladies and gentlemen, today we're here to honor electricity, the charge that charges everything from those electrons snapping in our brain to our father the sun. What's the sun It's kind of like a brain. Electromagnetic field, solar flares sparking back and forth from those nerve cells. We're all one, folks, giant blobs of electricity, all of us. Positive & negative, electromagnetic fields just circling each other. Positive, negative, north, south, male and female. Looking for that electric moment. Magnet to magnet, opposites attract. Robin Green
father thinking nine
My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved. Robert Winston
father winning race
When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can. Richard Petty
father law sacred
I observe there is in Mr. Hooker no affected language; but a grave, comprehensive, clear manifestation of reason, and that backed with the authority of the Scriptures, the fathers and schoolmen, and with all law both sacred and civil. Richard Hooker
father long looks
Adrian ordered a martini, earning disapproving looks from his father and me. "It's barely noon," said Nathan. "I know," said Adrian. "I'm surprised I held out that long too. Richelle Mead
father men
A man can never compete with a woman's father Richelle Mead
father drinking police
What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn't I have just picked you up at the police station for underage drinking, like most fathers? Richelle Mead
father glorious
I had a glorious father, I had no father at all. Rebecca West
father writing exercise
A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first meeting with Gorbachev, for example, he sent a 'Dear Murph' letter about it to his old friend George Murphy, a former senator and actor who had once played Reagan's father in a film. Russell Baker
father honor wish
Of all the things I have been privileged to do and experience in life, the highest honor has been fatherhood. Wishing Fathers everywhere a wonderful day. Roy Yamaguchi
father social interpretation
My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function. Thomas Steinbeck
father book writing
I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails. Thomas Steinbeck
father ideas numbers
My father believed, like Pericles, that a mans genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his ideas. Thomas Steinbeck
father craftsman
My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman. Thomas Steinbeck
father teaching impact
The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy. Thomas Steinbeck
father love-you helping
Heavenly Father has a picture of you on His dresser. He loves you and will help you. Call upon Him. Thomas S. Monson
father rain heart
I testify to you that our promised blessings are beyond measure. Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us. Thomas S. Monson
father order challenges
Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order for us to be tested, we must face challenges and difficulties. These can break us, and the surface of our souls may crack and crumble-that is, if our foundations of faith, our testimonies of truth are not deeply embedded within us. Thomas S. Monson
father moving son
As we move toward the future, we must not neglect the lessons of the past. Our Heavenly Father gave His Son. The Son of God gave His life. We are asked by Them to give our lives, as it were, in Their divine service. Will you? Will I? Will we? There are lessons to be taught, there are kind deeds to be done, there are souls to be saved. Thomas S. Monson
father honor missionary
None of us will honor our Heavenly Father and our Savior more than by serving as a devoted, compassionate missionary, "For them that honour me I will honour." Thomas S. Monson
father appreciate our-love
Our Heavenly Father can appreciate our love for Him by how well we serve Him and how well we serve our fellowmen. Thomas S. Monson
father helping heavenly
It is imperative that we recognize that whatever has happened to us has happened to others. They have coped and so must we. We are not alone. Heavenly Father's help is near. Thomas S. Monson
father joy way
When firmly planted, your testimony of the gospel, of the Savior, and of our Heavenly Father will influence all that you do throughout your life. It will help to determine how you spend your time and with whom you choose to associate. It will affect the way you treat your family, how you interact with others. It will bring love, peace, and joy into your life. Thomas S. Monson
father feelings divine-power
The sweetest feeling in mortality is to realize that God, our Heavenly Father, knows each one of us and generously permits us to see and to share His divine power to save. Thomas S. Monson
father believe details
Our Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives. Thomas S. Monson
father love-you never-change
Heavenly Father loves you—each of you. That love never changes. Thomas S. Monson
father heaven father-in-heaven
We are never alone when we stand with our Father in Heaven. Thomas S. Monson
father names effort
The person who is working on his or her family history fits the description of one who is fulfilling his or her duty. I know the effort, I know the expense. I know the difficulties through which one may go to uncover one name. I know our Heavenly Father is aware of these efforts. And those for whom we perform sacred ordinances are aware of our efforts. Oftentimes, in a miraculous way, there shall appear before us a clear pathway through a field of turbulence. Thomas S. Monson
father struggle thinking
At times some may think that no one cares--but someone always cares! Your Heavenly Father will not leave you to struggle alone, but stands ever ready to help. Thomas S. Monson