Quotes About Daughters

Marc Bolan—name-dropped in the line "the DJ was playing some get-it-on rock 'n' roll"—had camped it up on Top of the Pops first, but he was cute, unthreatening; David and the Spiders were dangerous, a warning to lock up not only your daughters but also your sons.

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

Amnesty International should list all daughters as prisoners of war.

More than ever knowing in his fragile bones that it was the duty of men who aspired to the condition of humanity to protect children and kill for them if necessary. It comes to a person most clearly when he has daughters.

And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”

Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.

Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their fatherís flock.

When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ëIf a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

saying, “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.

This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.