Louis Nizer Quotes

My dad, he's a great father, but he's also been one of my mentors.

There are a lot of things my mother taught me and helped me and disciplined me and made sure I stayed on the right track. And there are a ton of things that only my father could have taught me.

It means everything to be a father. I had a father growing up, so I wanted my kids to have a father as well.

A father is the template of a man Nature gives a girl

I say to all fathers - be as good as you can be- because your sons and daughters will follow in your footsteps.

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad.

What you have to understand, is your father was your model for God.

In retrospect, golf for me was an apparent attempt to emulate the person I looked up to more than anyone: my father. He was instrumental in helping me develop the drive to achieve, but his role, as well as my mother's, was one of support and guidance, not interference.

I do want children. I study dads more. I watch what they go through. I admire my father more than I ever did and my brother and my sister.

I've never known my real father, and I've never looked for a father figure in a boyfriend, but I suppose I have looked for real father figures in my life - and I've acquired more than one. I certainly couldn't ask for better ones. I love them enormously - and they know that.

Fathers have a unique and irreplaceable role in the lives of children.

Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.

It's not that we have too much mother, but too little father. We can't forgive our mothers for taking the place of our fathers until we are ready to see that the point of a man's life is to be a father and a mentor, and we can't do that because we don't know how we would be a father or a mentor when we never had one.

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

You know how it is with fathers, you never escape the idea that maybe after all they're right.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

My role model is my dad.

My life has always been with my dad. Since I can remember, I was raised by my father my entire life. So he's kind of been that mom and father figure - always.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

For a man, there's a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you've got a good productive man around it's better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about.

I may never know what type of effect I have on my sons, just like Granny never knew the effect she had on me. So I just try and make the best decisions that I can, be the best father that I can.

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.