WHAT DID FATHER KNOW BEST, PART 1
The following are quotes, both well-known and esoterically available, from celebrity and common folk all sharing sentiments, lessons from and thoughts of dear old dad. Read, enjoy and you never know, your quote may be in here somewhere!
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." - Jim Valvano
"That family is the most important thing in the world, and to always be there for one another." - Anonymous, Facebook
"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try." - Michael Jordan
"It is a wise father that knows his own child." - William Shakespeare
"That wherever you are in the world, never forget which way north is. As long as you know that, you'll never be lost. True story. And I've never been lost." - Anonymous, Facebook
"My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father." - Johnny Cash
"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty." - Unknown Author
"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." - Billy Graham
"Always work hard, no matter the task. Whether you have a lot or a little, be humble and help others." - Anonymous, Facebook
"Be a better man and be a better father in the near future." - Anonymous, Facebook
"Noble fathers have noble children." - Euripedes
"The value of being hardworking and always find a way to help others." - Anonymous, Facebook
"Everyone must work, because nothing is free. Put in an honest day's work.
- Don't depend on ANYBODY to take care of you. You must take care of yourself.
- The 3-point rule if you planned on living at home beyond HS graduation: Go to school, get a job, or get out (he would not support lazy people)
- Be respectful (my dad was a retired drill sergeant)" - Anonymous, Facebook
"I should be an attentive father.” - Anonymous, Facebook
"My daddy, he was somewhere between God and John Wayne." - Hank Williams, Jr.
"Keep your credit impeccable. If you're going to charge something on a credit card you'd better have twice as much [money] already at hand." - Anonymous, Facebook
"The greatest thing a FATHER can do to his children, is to love their mother." – Anjaneth Garcia Untalan
"When you are painting and you mess up (literally, my dad was an artist) it's OK to get the white paint and cover it up. Symbolically: it's OK to mess up. Learn from it, fix it if you can, and keep working on the masterpiece. (My white crayons can attest that I learned this lesson well.)" - Anonymous, Facebook
"Never think you need a man to do anything or get anything in life." - Anonymous, Facebook
"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get." - Tim Russert
"Mine was a man of a few words...his actions I saw and learned that the odds stacked up against you do not hold your fate, you can beat the odds, rise above, and not be the stereotype, it just takes drive, desire, and good old fashion hard work. You can come from nothing and make yourself something in your homeland, or in a strange one as well." - Anonymous, Facebook