Fathers
Quotes - I'm so proud of you
“I
believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd
moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of
wisdom.”
―
Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum
“I'm
so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that.”
―
John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
“Beauty
is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to
save another struggling soul like you.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
“Sometimes
I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I
hear the notes.”
―
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
“To
be the father of growing daughters is to understand something of what Yeats
evokes with his imperishable phrase 'terrible beauty.' Nothing can make one so
happily exhilarated or so frightened: it's a solid lesson in the limitations of
self to realize that your heart is running around inside someone else's body.
It also makes me quite astonishingly calm at the thought of death: I know whom
I would die to protect and I also understand that nobody but a lugubrious serf
can possibly wish for a father who never goes away.”
―
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
“What
I really want to tell him is to pick up that baby of his and hold her tight, to
set the moon on the edge of her crib and to hang her name up in the stars.”
―
Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
“That
was when the world wasn't so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my
father was a hero and not a human.”
―
Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger
“Daddy,"
I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you."
Just
when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his mouth lifted in a smile.
"I knew that," he murmured. "Always knew that.”
―
Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer
“Fathers
never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them
that the daughters have to conform to.”
―
Simone de Beauvoir, The Woman Destroyed
“The
greatest thing a father can do for his children is to respect the woman that gave
birth to his children. It is because of her that you have the greatest
treasures in your life. You may have moved on, but your children have not. If
you can’t be her soulmate, then at least be thoughtful. Whom your children love
should always be someone that you acknowledge with kindness. Your children
notice everything and will follow your example.”
―
Shannon L. Alder, 300 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask for a More Vibrant
Marriage
“The
heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.”
―
Prevost Abbe, Manon Lescaut
“I
always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers.
Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who
love you unconditionally, don't you think?”
―
Jodi Picoult
“Women
writers make for rewarding (and efficient) lovers. They are clever liars to
fathers and husbands; yet they never hold their tongues too long, nor keep
ardent typing fingers still.”
―
Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy
“America
used to live by the motto "Father Knows Best." Now we're lucky if
"Father Knows He Has Children." We've become a nation of sperm donors
and baby daddies.”
―
Stephen Colbert, I Am America
“Once
she had loved Prince Joffrey with all her heart, and admired and trusted her
his mother, the queen. They had repaid that love and trust with her father's
head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.”
―
George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“My
father couldn't warm my frozen hands.”
―
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
“Listen,
there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his
home and not discipline and teach, fight and mold them until they know all he
knows. His goal is to make them better than he is. Being their friend is a
distant second to this.”
―
Victor Devlin
“A
wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look
like young women. But a wedding is for a father and daughter. They stop being
married to each other on that day.”
―
sarah ruhl, Eurydice
“There
is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.”
―
Joni Eareckson Tada
“Blessed
indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.”
―
Lydia Maria Child
“Someone
once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or
make up for their father's mistakes....”
―
Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“Dads.
It’s time to show our sons how to properly treat a woman. It’s time to show our
daughters how a girl should expect be treated. It’s time to show forgiveness
and compassion. It’s time to show our children empathy. It’s time to break
social norms and teach a healthier way of life! It’s time to teach good gender
roles and to ditch the unnecessary ones. Does it really matter if your son
likes the color pink? Is it going to hurt anybody? Do you not see the damage it
inflicts to tell a boy that there is something wrong with him because he likes
a certain color? Do we not see the damage we do in labeling our girls “tom
boys” or our boys “feminine” just because they have their own likes and
opinions on things? Things that really don’t matter?”
―
Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
“Let
me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would
be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed-
but an emphasis on fathering is necessary because of the enormity of its
absence”
―
Wm. Paul Young, The Shack
“My
father was one of those men who sit in a room and you can feel it: the simmer,
the sense of some unpredictable force that might, at any moment, break loose,
and do something terrible. [Burnside, p. 27]”
―
John Burnside, A Lie About My Father: A Memoir
“Perhaps
that is what it means to be a father-to teach your child to live without you.”
―
Nicole Krauss, The History of Love
“So
many people think that they are not gifted because they don’t have an obvious
talent that people can recognize because it doesn’t fall under the creative
arts category—writing, dancing, music, acting, art or singing. Sadly, they let
their real talents go undeveloped, while they chase after fame. I am grateful
for the people with obscure unremarked talents because they make our lives
easier---inventors, organizers, planners, peacemakers, communicators,
activists, scientists, and so forth. However, there is one gift that trumps all
other talents—being an excellent parent. If you can successfully raise a child
in this day in age to have integrity then you have left a legacy that future
generations will benefit from.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
