To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years. Ernest Hemingway
To depend upon a profession is a less odious form of slavery than to depend upon a father. Virginia Woolf
To mark the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to launch an FDNY shirt that pays tribute to the brave first responders who, like my father, risk their lives in the line of duty on a regular basis. All of the proceeds raised from the sale of the T-shirt benefit the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.Mark Sanchez
We actually have a small family. It's just my father and I and my grandmother, who lives in Tokyo. I cherish my friendships. Apolo Ohno
We didn't have television in those days, and many people didn't even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. Beverly Cleary
When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence. Steve Largent
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.William Shakespeare
When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I'm basically the child of Richard Dawkins. Alain de Botton
When I was a youngster I lived with different families. I nearly always felt closer to the man of the house. Maybe because I always dreamed of having a father of my own. Marilyn Monroe
When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress, or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother - and certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read. Judy Blume
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison. Floyd Mayweather Jr
When you grow up around it, I just watched my father work really hard. He wasn't around as much as I would have liked. And when I grew up, I understood why. Katey Sagal
When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing. Lou Gehrig
While it is important for people to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure. Bryant H.McGill
Would not the child's heart break in despair when the first cold storm of the world sweeps over it, if the warm sunlight of love from the eyes of mother and father did not shine upon him like the soft reflection of divine light and love?Max Muller
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate. Dusty Baker
You know, we travelled a lot when I was a kid because my father was wherever the work was. Katey Sagal