Fatherhood Quotes

• Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

  Bill Cosby

  Funny, Fathers Day, Dad

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• My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

  Michael Jordan

  Fathers Day, Dad, Father Son

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• There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

  Will Smith

  Fathers Day, Dad, Kids

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• Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken on.

  Brad Pitt

  Dad, Book, Taken

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• Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an even better dad.

  Jack Baker

  Fathers Day, Dad, Way

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• It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary... to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.

  Margaret Mead

  Birthday, Regret, Learning

  "Teacher's Treasury of Stories for Every Occasion". Book by Millard Dale Baughman, 1958.

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• Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.

  Charles Kettering

  Father, Son, Advice

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• Fatherhood is a relationship of love and understanding It is power and action. It is counsel and instruction.

  A. Theodore Tuttle

  Understanding, Action, Instruction

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• The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.

  Daniel Pearce

  Children, Father, Treats

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• Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.

  Robert Duvall

  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

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• A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

  Billy Graham

  Inspirational, Fathers Day, Father Son

  Twitter post from Jun 16, 2013

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• A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

  Steve Martin

  Fathers Day, Baby, Dad

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• Fatherhood, to me, isn't something you do for awards or acclaim. It's a privilege and a huge responsibility

  Dwyane Wade

  Responsibility, Awards, Privilege

  Dwyane Wade (2012). “A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball”, p.20, Harper Collins

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• Leading a family is the hardest job a man can ever have.

  Dave Ramsey

  Jobs, Men, Hardest Job

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• Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person.

  Naveen Jain

  Fathers Day, Inspiration, Pride

  FaceBook post by Naveen Jain from Aug 21, 2016

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• Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.

  Jon Stewart

  Fathers Day, Dad, Father Son

  "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", January 29, 2009.

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• I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

  Hedy Lamarr

  Daughter, Fathers Day, Dad

  Hedy Lamarr (1966). “Ecstasy and me: my life as a woman”

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• The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of his journey and begin again beside his child, marching step by step over the same old road.

  Angelo Patri

  Children, Father, Journey

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  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.'

  Harmon Killebrew

  Family, Fathers Day, Mother

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

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• I won't lie to you, fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood.

  Homer

  Lying, Motherhood, Easy

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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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• No word makes me happier than the word "daddy" when it's directed to me.

  Michael Josephson

  Dad, Father, Daddy

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• It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

  Anne Sexton

  Death, Daughter, Fathers Day

  "A Small Journal" by Anne Sexton, 1974.

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• Nobody ever says, 'Hey daddy, thanks for knockin' out this rent.' 'Hey daddy, I sure love this hot water.' 'Hey daddy, it's easy to read with all this light.' Nobody give a fk about dads!

  Chris Rock

  Dad, Light, Sure Love

  "The Big City; Do Daddies Get as Good As They Give?" by John Tierney, www.nytimes.com. August 5, 1999.

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  The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

  Theodore Hesburgh

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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