- Gravy
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- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to tell people my father was a plumber, because that would mean we had a normal life.
- Blue-Eyed
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- Nov 07, 2020
When blue-eyed Donald Trump married hazel-eyed Ivana Zelnickova, he probably figured his broad-shouldered DNA would dominate her girly alleles. But genetics played a cruel trick on Trump: Of the couple's three children, only the youngest, Eric, wound up with his father's fishy blue eyes.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Between 1958 and 1963, I sold about 40 million records - to the shock of my mother and father because I was always playing Beethoven. But I bought my mother a mink stole. She was very happy, and she said, 'I think this is better than Beethoven.'
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout his amazing life, my father played important roles in shaping U.S. policy towards China.
- George Bush
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to use the good name of my father George Bush to build a better relationship between the U.S. and China. There are so many misunderstandings and there is a lot to do.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought my father served the people of Orissa, and I thought I would continue that to some extent.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never in politics before I contested the Lok Sabha by-elections after my father's death.
- Legacy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have inherited my father's responsibilities, not privileges. One of the members of his family had to continue his legacy of social responsibility.
- Nepotism
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was against nepotism.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dynastic rule is when you are groomed to succeed. My father never groomed me to take over.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I should feel anger at my father for certain things. But since he died when I was 11, I never got to that point.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020