“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum
“America used to live by the motto “Father Knows Best.” Now we’re lucky if “Father Knows He Has Children.” We’ve become a nation of sperm donors and baby daddies.” – Stephen Colbert, I Am America
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud
“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” — William Shakespeare
“The greatest thing a father can do to his children, is to love their mother.” — Anjaneth Garcia Untalan
Good ones, especially the one by Willie the Shake.