Alexander the Great
Military Leader, King
"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."
Fathers Day quotes
Fathers Day
218 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Jerry Lewis
Comedian, Actor, Singer
"When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you."
Bruce Williams
Author
"Never love anything that can't love you back."
Sigmund Freud
Neurologist, Psychoanalyst
"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be."
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"I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom."
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"Men should always change diapers. It's a very rewarding experience. It's mentally cleansing. It's like washing dishes, but imagine if the dishes were your kids, so you really love the dishes."
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"What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father."
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"If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons."
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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."
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"My father would lift me high. And dance with my mother and me and then. Spin me around til I fell asleep. Then up the stairs he would carry me and I knew for sure I was loved."
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"Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant."
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"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"
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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."
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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.'"
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"I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely ever met a person more fearless and courageous than my father ... The thing that I admire most about my dad is his genuine Christian character. He is a man of real integrity, deeply committed to moral and ethical principles. He is conscientious in all of his undertakings ... If I had a problem I could always call Daddy."
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"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."
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"To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter."
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"I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend."
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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?"
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"I don't know what I'm doing, but my incompetence has never stopped my enthusiasm."
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"The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them."
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"A father carries pictures where his money used to be."
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"A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father."
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"Choose a career you love and you will never have to go to work."
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