- New
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Father Quotes
On fathers, faith, and what gets passed down.
This collection includes a personal account of learning Catholic prayer practice during a conversion, and a decision two parents made together about which faith tradition their child would follow. For devotional reading, see Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Lawyer
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The genesis of Donald Trump's relationship with Paul Manafort begins with Roy Cohn. That Roy Cohn: Joe McCarthy's heavy-lidded henchman, lawyer to the Genovese family. During the '70s, Trump and his father hired Cohn as their lawyer to defend the family against a housing discrimination suit.
- He
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
God empowered him; and my father, when he stood to preach, he wasn't preaching his message, he was preaching God's message.
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My father has been faithful to the calling that God gave him: that is, to preach the Gospel... He has presented Christ to every person that God has put before him.
- Mother
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
When my mother passed away, we knew what she wanted on her tombstone, so I asked my father, so there wouldn't be any argument among us children, 'Daddy, what do you want on your tombstone?' He thought about that. He said, 'preacher.' So that's what's going to be on his tombstone. Preacher.
- Man
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The man the world knew as Billy Graham was always 'Daddy' to me. I was well into my teens before I fully comprehended that my father had a household name and a worldwide ministry.
- Emotional
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
- New
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.
- My Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The loss of my father was the most traumatic event in my life - I can't forget the pain.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The loss of my father marked my life. I'm 88 years old and I'm still mourning him because it's such a drama for me. It was just after my bar mitzvah and it was so tragic. The effect on me, I carry it all my life.
- Beautiful
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My father is such an amazing, beautiful actor. He's incredible, and he helps me a lot.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't think I would amount to anything. My mother also.
- Flashes
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My father probably - he had flashes of creativity - he used to do store windows for fruit stores that he worked in and stuff.
- Long
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I had three stages of knowing Wellington Mara. He was my boss for a long time and he was a father figure. And finally, as we got older, he was my friend.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020