paternal impact Quotes

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

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.

If you do something for the first time, you will always remember it. If your Dad has something to do with it, you write about it.

My childhood was defined by my father's absence. His presence looms so large. Up until the age of 18, he was a superstar for me.

Wow, so much of the way I've transacted my life... so much of the results that I'm happy about are because of what Daddy did.

A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons.

A father is a thousand schoolmasters.

Whether you have an abusive father or the most amazing dad ever, every son is trying to find their way out from under the shadow of their dad.

My dad has always been such a great dad, and he's brought so much culture to my life. He dragged me to see every single movie at the cinématheque as a kid. I saw everything from Star Wars to Bergman.

We are intensely loyal to our parents. In spite of the pain we experienced at our parent's hands, we cling tenaciously to their views of life; and their examples of what it is to be a man or a woman follow us throughout life. Acknowledging the power of our loyalty to them, and especially our loyalty to our same-sex parent, is only the beginning of our journey to improve upon their model; but it is at least a first step.

That wasn't your mom in you—that was your dad.

Her father was the face of her morning and night, he was everything, so saturating Havaa’s world that she could no more describe him than she could the air.

Mother was the disciplinarian, but it was Daddy who could turn me into an angel with just one look.

There isn't a dude outside my dad who had greater influence on my life.