- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Son Quotes
Fathers, sons, and the choices made for family.
This collection of son quotes includes a mother recalling her young son's Christmas request, a man's reflection on parents who came to America from Jamaica and worked the fields and farms, and an executive explaining a career move made to keep his son in the same school. These are small, specific family stories rather than grand statements. See Family for more.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that I just discovered, which fascinates me really - my name, McCann, the translation isn't 'Son of Ann'... It comes from 'Canis' - as in 'canine' - as in 'dog!' My name - Rory McCann - means Rory Hound, Rory Wolfhound.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm the son of two Holocaust survivors. As a child, I heard from one of my parents' best friends about living through Mengele's infamous selection process at Auschwitz. He haunted my nightmares.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a son of an airman who was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, it is my honor to nominate young people to our military academies.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think anybody else could have gone out there with Brock Lesnar and do what I did. I stand by that, and I'm proud of it. My father and my mother were in the front row watching, and they got to see their son go toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar. Not many people can say that.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being the son of a father who works so hard, I always wanted to be able take a lot of load off of my dad so he can just relax.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the University of Miami in the U.S., people thought I was there only because I was Bob Marley's son. I had to prove myself on the football field and soon earned the respect of my peers.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much like my father instilled in us many of the values and traditions that my brothers and sisters and I still carry forward, P.C. Richard and Son is a family run business - now with four generations having worked toward providing customers with honesty, integrity and reliability. We are proud to be associated with such a beautiful family business.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
P.C. Richard and Son has a wonderful heritage and is part of the great American storybook.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
My son, he understands being an athlete and being a student-athlete and how important it is that those two things go hand in hand.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband is a former Air Force pilot and my son is an active duty Army surgeon, recently returned from Iraq, so my pride in our military is passionate... and personal.
- Extended
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- Nov 07, 2020
My son graduated high school and went to Haiti to work for his dad's organization and then extended his stay. It's incredible what he's doing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020