A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool. Michael Bergin
It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life. Dawn French
But the love of adventure was in father's blood. Buffalo Bill
I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed. Billie Joe Armstrong
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense. Fred Allen
I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect. Adam Sandler
I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. Jay London
My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house. Janis Joplin
The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world. Christopher Meloni
I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do. Miguel Indurain
The most important influence in my childhood was my father. DeForest Kelley
My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker. Anthony Hopkins
My father-in-law gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I don't know why there's this big rush to do this. Jeff Foxworthy
Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle. Adam Sandler
I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set. John Malkovich
I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Watching your husband become a father is really sexy and wonderful. Cindy Crawford
Father or stepfather - those are just titles to me. They don't mean anything. Oliver Hudson
If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now. Ray Romano
What harsh judges fathers are to all young men! Terence