My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. Beau Bridges on dad
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. Bertrand Russell on dad
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back. Imelda Marcos on dad
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. John Ciardi on dad
Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of. Amy Heckerling on dad
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. Frank A. Clark on dad
All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. George Eliot on dad
Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. Horace on dad
I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land. Chief Joseph on dad
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. Enid Bagnold on dad
It is much easier to become a father than to be one. Kent Nerburn on dad
There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him. Dean Koontz on dad
My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. Harry S. Truman on dad
I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father. Orson Scott Card on dad