Quotes about father
fathers-day hero eye
You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes. Wally Schirra
father fighting acting
I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity. Vincent Cassel
father hero mean
The seventh rule of the ethics of means and ends is that generally success or failure is a mighty determinant of ethics. The judgment of history leans heavily on the outcome of success or failure; it spells the difference between the traitor and the patriotic hero. There can be no such thing as a successful traitor, for if one succeeds he becomes a founding father. Saul Alinsky
father parent movement
My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement. Tom Morello
father differences the-end-of-the-day
I get hired more then I get seen more. I get seen more then maybe celebrity and fame happens but at the end of the day there's no difference between my five dollar performance and my fifty million dollar performance. It's not going to make me a better father. Tom Hardy
father political term-limits
The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power. Tom Coburn
father people parent
I've never been to a shrink. But my parents were very psychologically literate - my father had undergone Freudian analysis - and we often talked about other people in psychological terms, so I picked up a lot of that. Toby Young
father troubled-relationship down-and
Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father.
father heart catholic
The Holy Father held a special place in the hearts of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide. Todd Akin
father two six-months
Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times. He might be shooting a Fellini film for six months, then not working for two months. I'm used to that dynamic. Toby Jones
father sibling nine
I was the youngest of nine siblings... I lost my father when I was just 13. For me, the elders have been my gods. Tina Ambani
father taught being-the-best
My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can. Tim Lincecum
father jerk break
Almighty Father, please stop making jerks. Amen...Break! Tim Dorsey
father mean judging
A judicial activist is a judge who interprets the Constitution to mean what it would have said if he, instead of the Founding Fathers, had written it. Sam Ervin
father school eight
I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time. Sam Houston
father son evil
He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son. Saint Patrick
father government people
The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. Ronald Reagan
father silly america
These gentlemen are the moral equivalents of America's founding fathers.
father thinking america
Whether meeting with leaders and parents concerned about drugs in Bonn, Lisbon, or with the Holy Father at the Vatican, or doing a pretty fair flamenco in Madrid, I think Nancy's one of the best ambassadors America's ever had.
father kids tennis
I'm as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging you. Roger Federer
father government giving
The Founding Fathers realized that "the power to tax is the power to destroy," which is why they did not give the Federal government the power to impose an income tax. Needless to say, the Founders would be horrified to know that Americans today give more than a third of their income to the Federal government. Ron Paul
father real liberty
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this.
father humble winning
How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don't police the world. That's conservative, it's Republican, it's pro-American - it follows the founding fathers. And, besides, it follows the Constitution.
father government political
One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.
father people dresses
My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that. Sam Raimi
father years relief
When I left university I was working for a documentary film company for six or seven years to the great relief of my father whose greatest waking fear was that I would become an actor. Sam Neill
father boys want
When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want? Sam Levenson
father optimistic thinking
Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow. Saad Hariri
father teaching masters
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father. Saadi
father organization firsts
A true pioneer who to me was like a father when I first came into the Dodger organization. He (Walter O'Malley) stood by me, and after my injury he stood by me and helped me through all of my crises. Roy Campanella
father organization president
Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me. Roy Blount, Jr.
father adam knows
My father didn't know George W. Bush from Adam. Ron Reagan
father alzheimers people
The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now (Alzheimer's Syndrome). Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's - these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don't trust these people.