Quotes for Father

My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare time, which in retrospect might not have been a bad idea, but I wasn't interested in taking care of people's ills.

Sheldon Lee Glashow

My father is a very strict man.

Nneka

I remember very vividly a little plaid dress on which my father sewed all these hanging beads, little horses and stuff. It was my favourite thing ever. I had it when I was four, and I kept it until I was 12, when I gave it to the little neighbour girl. For years, I regretted giving it to her, even though I had no use for it.

Sheila Heti

I always thought I would have boys, but as a father, when your kids are born and they're healthy and happy, that's the most important thing.

Rob Mariano

My family is part Creole, and we're Indian, and we're also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.

Merry Clayton

My only model for being a father was my father, an illiterate on the margin of society.

Gerard Depardieu

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'

Marianne Faithfull

I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.

Kenyon Martin

Of course there's some things that I would have liked to have... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house. None of 'em. We had uncles and stuff like that, but nobody had a father in the house, none of my friends.

Kenyon Martin