Quotes About Fatherhood

My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room.

My father suffered from chronic wanderlust. When I was 14, he set out on a yearlong road trip across Europe and Asia - and decided to take me along for company.

I've got a lot to look forward to. I'm trying to be the best father I can, and that's a pretty important role. Some would say it's more important than stopping pucks.

Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it.

I say to all fathers - be as good as you can be- because your sons and daughters will follow in your footsteps.

You see, it's one thing to accept Him as Lord, another to recognize Him as Savior - but it's another matter entirely to accept Him as Father.

If I succeed in business but fail as a father, then I've failed.

It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.

I'm the kind of father I wanted my father to be. That may be the sweetest revenge.

A father's pride, laid on thick, has always made me wish that the fellow had at least experienced some pain during procreation.

I have teenage boys and I think teenage boys require a father to have eyeballs on them at all times.

Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps.

People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

One of the scary things is that, when you're a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you're an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too.

If it were natural for father to care for their sons, they would not need so many laws commanding them to do so.

You don't have to have a terrific voice or know how to read music. The only requirement is that you enjoy singing, fun and fellowship. And, this is a great hobby for fathers and sons to share.

You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.

Without fathers you would have no civilization.

I didn't feel particularly close to my father.

right now,I am my father

Old as he was, he still missed his daddy sometimes.

I'm also the father of three beautiful children and I've been married to my wife for 18 years, and we've been together for 20 years, so I have a very tender side.

It may be hard on some fathers not to have a son, but it is much harder on a boy not to have a father.

Happy Father's Day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.