Father Figure Quotes

• True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriend - and he accepts it

  Larry McMurtry

  Girlfriend, Father, Maturity

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• It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.

  Alice Walker

  Daughter, Fathers Day, Dad

  Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker (1979). “I Love Myself when I Am Laughing ... and Then Again when I Am Looking Mean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader”, p.308, Feminist Press at CUNY

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• I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.

  Jesse Metcalfe

  Children, Father, Thinking

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• Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

  Alan Shearer

  Team, Father, Creating

  "From the TV sofa to the dugout: Alan Shearer plots grand return". Interview with Paul Hayward, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2011.

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• I was brought up in a very religious household and did a lot of praying throughout a big part of my life and always thought of God as being not only a powerful father figure and the ruler of all time and dimension but also as a friend with whom I could chat and ask questions to and get advice from.

  Paul Feig

  Religious, Powerful, Father

  "Can I be God for a little while?" by Paul Feig, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 31, 2005.

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• I tend to project my father figure onto any director that I'm working with, or mother, if I'm working with a female, or it can be confused.

  Guy Pearce

  Mother, Father, Confused

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• Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Father, People

  "A society without fathers is a society of orphans, Pope Francis says". www.patheos.com. January 28, 2015.

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• My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

  Clarence Budington Kelland

  Life, Fathers Day, Children

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• It is a wise father that knows his own child.

  William Shakespeare

  Family, Wise, Meaningful

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 2, sc. 2, l. [83]

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• Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back on recent presidents, and you'll find an absent, or weak, or failed father in the lives of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

  Jeff Greenfield

  Children, Powerful, Father

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• When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

  Gordon Ramsay

  Powerful, Father, Guy

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• Let's review the cost-free techniques that we've learned so far for raising an achievement-oriented, obedient, drug-free, virgin adult: Calamity, Praise, Local Theater, and flat feet. Another key element is "Strong Father Figure / Fear Thereof."

  Tina Fey

  Strong, Father, Keys

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• I never had a father figure so I never missed it.

  Jamie Bell

  Father, Figures

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It was great to be around [Tony Walters] - he was like a father figure to me especially in my athletic background. That is a person I will never forget and share in all of my victories since I left there until I am done.

  Chris Algieri

  Father, Athletic, Victory

  Source: www.boxinginsider.com

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• As a young man, you get to a point in your life where you feel like you have grown up and have to make decisions and not having that father figure in your life to guide you to making those decisions.

  John Starks

  Father, Men, Decision

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• I don't want to blame it on not having a father figure in my life, but that has a lot to do with it too.

  John Starks

  Father, Want, Blame

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• Unfortunately, in self-discovery, you get the culty types who want the father figure or mother figure to tell them everything to do. They don't want to do any work. They want to hang on your energy and try to drain it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Mother, Father, Buddhism

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• I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad passed away. I came back and played and it was good therapy for me. Having a basketball family and a coach who understood and actually became like a father figure for that time was comforting to me, and I'm sure that will be comforting to Coleman.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Dad, Father

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• At best, God can be viewed as nothing more than an uncaring incompetent father-figure

  George Carlin

  Father, Best God, Figures

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• My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.

  Georgia May Jagger

  Dad, Father, Intimidating

  "Georgia May Jagger: The Interview" by Christine Lennon, www.harpersbazaar.com. October 15, 2010.

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• I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure.

  Evelyn Keyes

  Strong, Father, Men

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• I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.

  Pauley Perrette

  Beautiful, Girl, Father

  "NCIS' Tattooed Abby Defies Stereotypes". Interview with Mark Morrison, www.tvguide.com. December 4, 2007.

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• But for me at any rate it was all part of dissolving the God trip or father-figure trip. Facing up to reality instead of always looking for some kind of heaven.

  John Lennon

  God, Father, Reality

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• I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision.

  Steven Spielberg

  Father, Vision, Stories

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• The God understood as a father figure, who guided ultimate personal decisions, answered our prayers, and promised rewards and punishment based upon our behavior was not designed to call anyone into maturity.

  John Shelby Spong

  Prayer, Father, Maturity

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