Fathers Day Quotes - Page 7

Fathers have skills that they never use at home. You run a landscaping business and you can't dress and feed a four-year-old? Take it on!

Father taught us that opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand. I think we all act on that principle; on the basic human impulse that makes a man want to make the best of what's in him and what's been given him.

Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said, "Box about: twill come to my father anon."

Dad, I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in this world. And it's not because I'm so different from you either. It's because I'm the same. I mean, I can be just as hard-headed, and just as tough. I only hope I can be as good a man as you.

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

If you take being a father seriously, you'll know that you're not big enough for the job, not by yourself...Being a father will put you on your knees if nothing else ever did.

Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.

My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1.

People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.

Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.

I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day.

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.

Another thing I liked about my Dad at church: he did his sleeping at home. He never used the church as an adult nursery.

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

I think my mom put it best. She said, 'Little girls soften their daddy's hearts.'

What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.

It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him.

The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you're unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.

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.

When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, "She's more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge."

My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade.

Those who trust us educate us.

To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years.