Quotes About Fatherhood

I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn't think it would be this great.

Fatherhood has changed me completely.

I set out to tell my story, which is based on my family. Dr. Cosby told his story in 'The Cosby Show.' The comparisons stop there in terms of my creation of the show. We just both happen to have black fathers at the center of it.

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

I felt like I had two fathers. I had my real father and the father in my head.

All you single fathers got to man up.

As fathers, we all have great lessons to teach our children.

Some people think it's a reality that black fathers don't take care of their children, but that's not true.

I know lots of friends who grew up without fathers and it actually makes you stronger. You have more to prove, you have to protect yourself.

According to fathers, their kids are always good.

I think a lot of people want to blame their fathers for not being good enough when they were growing up. I think it can be an excuse for not coming to terms with your own problems.

It's important to show that fathers do cook for their children. Mine sure did.

Fathers matter.

Fathers need to be made aware of their responsibilities - and that's up to all of us to communicate, as parents, as politicians and as members of a community.

It is the responsibility of all of us to create a culture that encourages and enables fathers to spend more time with their families.

It's our responsibility as fathers to educate out boys to be sensitive and respectful towards women and not just curbing our girls' freedom.

Here's something that's interesting if you look at basic metrics or numbers in this country - 71% of African-American men: no dad at home. No disciplinarian. Fathers are often the louder voice, the disciplinarian. Many of those kids don't grow up with a dad.

My dad's the type of guy when I was 5 years old, we played checkers and he would not let me win. That's just how he is. He's not doing any favors for me.

I wanted to be the dad that was able to feed my daughter, hold my daughter, really be there for my daughter.

I had my daughter in 2013, we moved to L.A. and there's just lots of things that were happening that were feeding into the desire to tell a story that's more personal and to talk about what it's like to be a father.

Listen to me carefully: My father wasn't in my life, but it feels good taking care of my kids.

My dad taught me to kiteboard when I was 13, and around the same time, I happened to just fall into being an extra on a set and fell in love with acting and making movies.

I didn't have a dad around to pick me up when I fell, throw the ball to me outside. I always wonder how it would be if I did have a dad there.

I feel like dads should come more into their feminine side.