Clarence Budington Kelland Quotes

I was lucky enough to be raised not only by a really talented man but a really good father.

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.

It makes you grateful, it makes you humble that you have the opportunity to be a father and be there for your son. My father wasn't, so I just try to do the right things for my son.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

To me, having kids is the ultimate job in life. I want to be most successful at being a good father.

Some men don't have the opportunity to be the type of father they need to be, and I hope my example teaches them to step up.

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids.

Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.

I definitely do want a family. The idea of being a father and providing the type of love, guidance and support that my parents have given me is definitely down the road.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them.

My father became completely responsible for my education and for raising me.

I'm always responsible and a father, you want the best for your children. You push hard. You have to teach him things of life.

What matters to me is that my four kids think I'm a good dad.

Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

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.

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

Children aren't just our future. They're our present.

I'm a parent, especially when you've had the intense parenting the way I had. It's all in the bank. It's all in the great experience bank. Those are your secrets. That's the stuff that makes your work rich, that's what you dip into.

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than an excellent college.

My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.