Quotes and Sayings about Fathers

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms, when his hands are empty.

When I was a little girl I remember thinking men were these beautiful creatures created to love an protect the women of this world. Turns out I was wrong. I just had an amazing father.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.

My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

You can't be a real man if you don't look out for your kids. They need you.

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass"; "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys."

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

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

I can't stress how much my daughter is an inspiration to stay sober. When I come home and she opens those big blue eyes at me, it's the most amazing feeling I could ever feel.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

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

Dad.
A son's first hero.
A daughter's first love.

To my dear beautiful daughter,

I'm writing you a letter. That's right, a good old-fashioned letter. It's a lost art, really. I have a confession to make. I didn't like you very much at first. You were just this annoying, little blob. You smelled nice. Most of the time. But you didn't seem to have much interest in me. Which I, of course, found vaguely insulting.

It was just you and your mom against the world... funny how some things never change. So I cruised along, doing my thing, acting the fool, not really understanding how being a parent changes you. And I don't remember the exact moment everything changed. I just know that it did.

One minute I was impenetrable. Nothing could touch me. The next, my heart was somehow beating outside my chest, exposed to the elements. Loving you has been the most profound, intense, painful experience of my life. In fact, it's been almost too much to bear. As your father, I made a silent vow to protect you from the world, never realizing I was the one who would end up hurting you the most.

When I flash forward, my heart breaks. Mostly because I can't imagine you speaking of me with any sort of pride. How could you? Your father is a child in a man's body. He cares for nothing and everything at the same time. Noble in thought, weak in action. Something has to change. Something has to give. It's getting dark... too dark to see.

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

When I found out I was going to be a father, I was so scared. I had to be there for you and your mother, no matter what. I couldn't just go off and get myself killed anymore. But I had it wrong. Being a father didn't make me scared, it made me brave.

Being a dad is very much like being a head coach in that you're constantly concerned about the well-being of other people. To not exist for yourself is a beautiful thing.

Sometimes, fathers feel despair like everybody else. And they say things, they only think they mean in the moment. But with time, they learn that they never really meant it at all.

Being a father is the single greatest feeling on earth. Not including those wonderful years I spent without a child, of course.

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

America needs more fathers taking an active role in their children's lives.

I think being a dad is scary. I mean, I'm not that grown-up myself.

When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.

Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure.

As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!

A boy's best friend is his father.

In Brazil, if you have a son, the first thing you give him is a football. That's the first gift - so my dad was no different.

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."

You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.

Family. Where life begins and love never ends...

Dear Boys, be the type of guy you want your daughter to be with.

Anything I've done up till May 27th 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

Akbar: "So, you wanna marry my daughter?"
Ezra: "Yes. Yes, I do."
Akbar: "Well, Ezra, you can try."

A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who've forgotten how to listen.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

That's the thing about depth - it can be a lonely place. You've got to come up for air to reach most people.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

I think La Liga is the best league in the world.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

A mother's love is the ultimate comfort.

Single parent situations drive poverty and often lead to unsupervised kids. Many boys growing up without fathers often feel angry and abandoned. Thus, they seek comfort in all the wrong places.

Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.

Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have a dish named after it.