2,493 Quotes About Father

I cannot imagine how much I must’ve suffered in my previous lives to be fortunate enough to have parents like you in this life.

She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state

I believe that it should be the blessing of every child to be born into a home where that child is welcomed, nurtured, loved, and blessed with parents, a father and a mother, who live with loyalty to one another and to their children.

A good example is the best gift you can offer to your children. In your absence, your example is present, which means you are present always!

A god who gave us everything we wanted would be the most malevolent god of all. With an infantile curiosity, we insist on tasting the cockroach on the floor while our father is preparing a magnificent feast for us.

Say goodbye to your mom.”Scottie pauses, then keeps going.“Scottie.”“Bye!” she yells.I grab her arm. I could yell at her for wanting to leave, but I don’t. She pulls her arm out of my grasp. I look up to see if anyone is watching us, because I don’t think you’re supposed to aggressively hold children these days. Gone are the days of spanking, threats, and sugar. Now there are therapy, antidepressants, and Splenda.

You wanted to kill your father in order to be your father yourself. Now you are your father, but a dead father.

Tension ratchets up in every muscle of her body. "What are you going to do with that?" she asks, her voice barely a whisper. The man who meets Tessa's gaze isn't a police officer anymore. He's a father who has had something precious stolen from him. "Whatever I have to do.

No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.