Jo Swinson Quotes

Jim Swan was my father, but Reg Barnes was my dad.

Fathering is the most masculine thing a man can do.

Without fathers you would have no civilization.

I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.

If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.

Some people think it's a reality that black fathers don't take care of their children, but that's not true.

My days of being an absentee dad are well and truly over.

A real man loves and respects his wife and is not only a good father but a man that his kids want to call 'Daddy.'

We have so many young men, especially, who are growing up without their dads. We have to fill that void. We have to do a better job helping young people see what it means to be a man, what it means to be a woman. And then, somehow, we have to put that family structure back together.

I hope I can be as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me.

I'm trying to be the best dad ever. And being a husband is a whole other business itself.

Any man can be a father; not any man can be a dad.

Anybody can be a dad. I just want to be a good parent. I want to be a dad that my kids can talk to. I want to have a relationship with them.

Dads are not a risk to be managed, but a resource to be used for the benefit of the whole family.

It makes me bounce out of boxing, I put all my spare time into being a dad.

I'm encouraged by what I see of men trying to be there for their children.

Some guys didn't have fathers. Some guys grew up with great dads but the weight of fatherhood shifts onto their shoulders because they make millions now. Some guys are away from their kids or divorced. I'm letting them all know they aren't alone when it comes to fatherhood issues and to encourage them to make time for their kids.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

My favorite job is being a father. I have four girls now. They're a captive audience.

I think I'm even more open and more giving as a father now. I pay more attention now because I value it more and I'm less caught up with my career.

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

I got my dad a great father's Day present. He called to say: 'Ach. Zis present is so good I now think it vas almost vorth having children.