Quotes About Fatherhood

I'm a dad now, so now I just don't care what I look like. Once you've created life, you just don't care what anyone thinks.

I've got three kids, so there's not much downtime.

I see a lot of dudes that don't take care of their families. I always said I wouldn't never be like that.

I'm more eager to be a father than a husband, for sure.

Let me put it this way, the earliest memory I have of my dad, I think I got beat up by some kids and he looked at me and said, 'hey, you get in a fight, you win. I don't care if you have to pick up a rock or a stick, you win.' That's my earliest memory of my dad.

I'm encouraged by what I see of men trying to be there for their children.

Now that I got a son, it encourages me to work even harder.

My father had left school at 18, without enough money to go to college - and, with four sons after the war, said he could still not afford to do so.

I was so fully involved in football and building a career that I didn't spend nearly enough time with my son when he was growing up.

I put a lot of time into making sure my relationship with my family is well taken care of because I want to be as successful as a father as I am as an entertainer.

Being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changed my life entirely.

My dad was around every second. Teaching me the game.

Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.

To be a man, a boy must see a man.

It is not for nothing that the king of a commonwealth is called "Sire"; humanly speaking, of the callings of fatherhood and kingship, the deeper and more primordial is fatherhood.

Such for example are the liberal doctrines of the universal fatherhood of God and the universal brotherhood of man.

When you put your trust in your dad, he will feel the responsibility of that trust and try harder than ever to understand and to help. As your father, he is entitled to inspiration on your behalf. His advice to you will be the heartfelt expressions of someone who knows and loves you. Your dad wants more than anything for you to be happy and successful, so why would you not want to trust someone like that? Boys, trust your dad.

He looked down at a tired face that was only fifty-one years old. He looked down and thought dad I feel lots older than you. I was sorry for you dad. Things weren't going well and they never would have gone well for you and it's just as good you're dead. People've got to be quicker and harder these days than you were dad. Goodnight and good-dreams. I won't forget you and I'm not as sorry for you today as I was yesterday. I loved you dad goodnight.

Most important, a boy needs male modeling of a rich emotional life. He needs to learn emotional literacy as much from his father and other men as from his mother and other women, because he must create a life and language for himself that speak with male identity. A boy must see and believe that emotions belong in the life of a man.

Fathers and sons are players in a tale of unrequited love—a story told in yearning, anger, sadness, and shame.

Emotional distance keeps many good men from being better fathers;

My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help.

The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.

A few feet away, Gareth gazed down at the child cradled in his arm, kissed her forehead, and tenderly brushed aside a lock of pale blonde hair.