- 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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not surprised, but I am disappointed that Katharine Carr Esters claims that she was 'tricked' into divulging her true feelings about Oprah and that she now denies that she revealed to me the identity of Oprah's biological father.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
Uncle Brett had a definite vision that he was after, I don't think having a famous father affected him much.
- Careful
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
The constant movement of a military life can be tough on children. My father was an officer in the army, and I was forced to change elementary schools six times.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
A father who is distracted for a few minutes by his myriad interests and obligations in the world of adult interactions is being, well, a father. A mother who does the same is failing her children.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born Pauline Matthews and grew up in Bradford as one of three children - I had an older brother, David, and an older sister, Betty. My father Fred worked in the mills as a textile weaving supervisor, and my mother, Mary, was a housewife.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because of who he was - it was because of who I am. It's true, though, that I felt I shouldn't compete with him, and that those feelings went away after he died.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born and brought up in South Mumbai. My father, Jagdeep, is a businessman and a Sindhi. My mother is half Brit and half Muslim. I am thus a cocktail of mixed blood. From the time I remember, I wanted to be an actress.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen.
- Nov 07, 2020
I couldn't see my father's films because they were restricted and we didn't have videos or DVDs back then.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 20 when my daughter was born, and making all these plans during my wife's pregnancy. I was going to be the perfect father. Once she was born, it was suddenly, 'Oh, my God! I'm a parent!'
- Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a society with a very ancient and strong oral storytelling tradition. I was told stories, as a child, by my grandmother, and my father as well.
- Army
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- Nov 07, 2020