Father Quotes
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We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who, as they say, "liked to see young people enjoying themselves" and whose plan for the universe was simply that it might be truly said at the end of each day, "a good time was had by all."
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He adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector.
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My father smoked cigars his whole life, and my husband once in a while does. And when he does, it reminds me of my father. It's a heartwarming thing.
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To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
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I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.
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My father is a big guy; he's had a quadruple bypass surgery, and that's scary. Those are real things that happen in families with overweight people, and I don't want that.
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My mom nor my father never pushed me into the music business. I always did it because I wanted to.
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My father was a first reader in the Christian Science Church, which is similar to being a preacher. There was no drinking, smoking or cursing.
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One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.
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Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.
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My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.
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I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.
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To you your father should be as a god.
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Answered prayer is the interchange of love between the Father and His child.
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I was in awe of my father. His generosity was beyond anything I ever could imagine. The reason I say he's like Don Corleone is he was always breaking off hundreds. I'd be like, 'Hey Dad, I'm going to McDonald's with my friends,' and he'd just whip out a hundred: 'Here, go, have fun.'
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No .... holy father, throw away that thought. Believe not that the dribbling dart of love Can pierce a complete bosom.
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I'll tell ya this: I come from an educated family. My father was an attorney representing blue collar workers, and my uncle was a chemical engineer... on my mom's side, all my uncles were engineers - all ten of them.
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There is Peter Graf, Steffi's father, with his head on his chin.
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Portrait The world spreads out on either side no farther than the heart is wide.
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I have an evolving relationship with my father, and his memory, especially the older I get. I know that some of the things that interested him are things that interest me.
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The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people.
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I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately... I don't.
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My father prayed because he had a good friend with whom to share the problems of the day.
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My father has always been interested in discarding the past. He's never much liked China or the whole idea behind China or Chinese ways of thinking. He's always been much more attracted to American ways of thinking. He feels Americans are more open - they tell you what they think - and he's very much that way himself.
