Quotes on Fatherhood

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.  Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass."  "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply.  "We're raising boys."   -Harmon Killebrew-


A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
-Author Unknown-


A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
-Knights of Pythagoras-


Love and fear.  Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.  -Joseph Joubert-


His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father.
-Will Rogers Jr.-


Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.  -Author Unknown-


Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.  -Bill Cosby-



Men learn while they teach.
-Seneca-


Sorry don't get it done, Dude -John Wayne-


My father confused me. From the ages of one to seven, I thought my name was Jesus Christ! -Bill Cosby-


I won't lie to you, fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood. -Homer Simpson-


The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. -Confucius-


When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. -Mark Twain-


I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. -Sigmund Freud-


And my personal favorite:

Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. -Red Buttons-