WHAT DID FATHER KNOW BEST, PART 3
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!
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years." - Mark Twain
"Always work hard, no matter the task. Whether you have a lot or a little, be humble and help others." - Anonymous, Facebook
"My father would lift me high / And dance with my mother and me and then / Spin me around til I fell asleep / Then up the stairs he would carry me / And I knew for sure I was loved." --Luther Vandross
"Be a better man and be a better father in the near future." - Anonymous, Facebook
"I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely ever met a person more fearless and courageous than my father ... The thing that I admire most about my dad is his genuine Christian character. He is a man of real integrity, deeply committed to moral and ethical principles. He is conscientious in all of his undertakings ...If I had a problem I could always call Daddy." --Martin Luther King, Jr.
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." - George Herbert
"One thing my dad always told us was to never allow ourselves to fall victim of racism or racist remarks. He would tell us that as he worked in the mills he knew his coworkers would talk about him, yet he didn't have enough of the English language to defend himself. He kept to himself worked 16 hr. shifts and sloooowwwly learned the English language. As he began to move up in crew (steward, foreman) jealousy kicked in. By that time, he had enough English to tell the guys, "I know what you think or assume about people like me. I'll be waiting in the trailer having my lunch if you ever want to know the kind of people we truly are." All that to say, my dad committed to himself that he only had to prove to himself his worth, his value and that if others wondered about his kind, all they had to do was get to know him. He never allowed for racial slurs to define who he was. All in all, he was well respected by all." - Anonymous, Facebook
"My dad taught me anything can happen if you put [your] mind into it...to be a hard worker [and never] take anything or anyone for granted...love [and] be loved...don't be afraid to take chances, if you fail get up and try again [and] most importantly learn from [your] mistakes..." - Anonymous, Facebook
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life." - Lee Iacocca"
My dad taught me to invest my money in my 20's in order to have enough for retirement. He also told me to never do a "half-assed" job (no matter what the job or project was). I'm going to add a third one: he taught us to work hard. We lived on a farm and he had us kids working on the farm almost every day in some capacity." - Anonymous, Facebook
"That family is the most important thing in the world, and to always be there for one another." - Anonymous, Facebook
"There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him." - Dean Koontz
"My dad also taught me about hard work and be kind but I see you have enough of those post, so I'll go with this one [...] never argue with an idiot or you'll be as much of an idiot for doing so." - Anonymous, Facebook