fathers quotes

Anne Sexton: 

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

Bertrand Russell: 

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

Croesus: 

In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.

J. August Strindberg: 

That is the thankless position of the father in the family -- the provider for all, and the enemy of all.

James Baldwin: 

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.

John Adams: 

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.

Lydia Maria Child: 

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!

Theodore Hesburgh: 

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

Unknown: 

To become a father is not difficult, but to be a father is.

William Shakespeare: 

It is a wise father that knows his own child.