Quotes About Father

I could not help it. I began to sob. For the father I had never known, and for his desperate escapade which had filled everyone else with pain. But mainly I sobbed for myself, for the shambles I had made of my life, for what I had already lost and for what I feared I was still to lose.

My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh -- anything but work.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work.

As a child I'd longed for Thomas Stone or at least the idea of him. So many mornings I waited for him at the gates of Missing. I saw that vigil now as necessary, a prerequisite for my insides to harden and cure just like the willow of a cricket bat must cure to be ready for a lifetime of knocks. That was the lesson at Missing's gates: the world does not owe you and neither does your father.

vision, making his father's face seem to fade from sight. The heavy weight of his father's head grew lighter. Tom tried

you have a Father who knit you together in your mother's womb, who loves you more than you can possibly imagine, who walks with you, cares for you,

As Michael saw it, capitalism had been cruel to our father, giving him no quarter when he was down, the weight of no money and too much responsibility dragging him under. Which didn't mean he hadn't been sick, but that there had been no margin for being sick.

Nonc's dad has had cancer before, so the diagnosis isn't exactly news. There's something right about it, though. A man spends his life "not expected"—isn't that how it should end?

To do it right, you need three people," he explained. "One to hold em' up. One to pocket the cash. And one to wait in the car. Like the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Hang on a second," he said, cutting himself off. He pulled over to the side of the road, shifted into park, opened the door, leaned his head out and puked. It sounded like he was giving birth through his neck.

I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.

One father said that a surefire way for him to put a spirit of play into the task ahead was to use another voice or accent. The kids' favorite was his robot voice: "This-is-RC3C. The next-person-who-takes-ice-and-doesn't-refill-tray-will-be-orbited-into-outer-space. Please-take-affirmative-action.

All life is bound up in three theses: struggle is the father of all things, virtue lies in the blood, and leadership is primary and decisive. 1928 Speech

What could be more natural for me than to look upon the Abbot as representing the highest human ideal worth striving for, just as the position of the humble village priest had appeared to my father in his own boyhood days?

There is a cop who is both prowler and father: he comes from your block, grew up with your brothers, had certain ideals.

My father is a great actor, but I am not into acting. Instead, I took to film direction, which is my passion.

One of my dad's biggest passions is cooking, so we always had good food at home.

Of course I have other passions... but my real investment obviously without a second thought is LVMH and what my father created.

Outside of my family and my work, I have two passions, both instilled in me by my father: golf and fishing.

In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.

My father is a very hardworking guy, and that's his focus in life, so I got a lot of the paternal attention that a boy wants and needs from my grandfather.

Watching my dad go through all of the different career paths in the entertainment industry that he has, has absolutely influenced me.

My mom was a bit more excitable, but my dad was the most patient man I've ever met.

I'm a patriot... Like my late father who came here and served his country as a member of the U.S. Army.

My father was a patriot.