Quotes tagged ‘Fatherhood’

(82 total)

“Seeing Stu confuse a baby bottle for the phone helped him laugh at some of his own moments of exhausted confusion.”

“You just graduated from gassy stump to warrior dad.”

— Emily Spivey, Wayne Edwards (voice), Ike Barinholtz, imdb.com

“Father doesn’t care for me, that is to say one-eighth as much as he does for the other children….I pray for a fortune. I care for nothing except to amuse myself in a charmingly expensive way.”

— Alice Roosevelt, politico.com

“[seeing his daughter Lucilla spying in through the slit in the tent wall] Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made. Lucilla: Father. [kisses him on his cheeks] Marcus Aurelius: You would have been strong. I wonder, would you have been just? Lucilla: I would…”

— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Maximus Decimus Meridius, Russell Crowe, imdb.com

“First, as a dad of two little girls. I serve in the Legislature because I want to ensure that my kids–and everyone in my state–can get a good education and can get a good job. That’s what motivates me to serve. And that’s part of the reason I care so much about the success of our students.”

— Derek Kilmer, ncsl.org

“This baby... It's me... It's what happened to me!”

— Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, Kikuchiyo, Toshiro Mifune, imdb.com

“I know this is the right thing because I would die for this kid just so he won't feel one ounce of sadness. That's why you're here right now, to protect me, to be scared for me to be a good father. And that's exactly what I'm gonna be.”

— Tim Herlihy, Steve Franks, Sonny Koufax, Adam Sandler, imdb.com

“King T'Chaka: What is wrong, my son? T'Challa: I am not ready, Baba. King T'Chaka: Have you not prepared to be king your whole life? Have you not trained and studied, been by my side? T'Challa: That is not what I am talking about. I am not ready to be without you. King T'Chaka: A man who has not pre…”

— Joe Robert Cole, Ryan Coogler, T'Challa / Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, imdb.com

“Lisa: You promised to take us to the lake. Homer: I promise you kids lots of things. That's what make me such a good father. Lisa: Actually, keeping promises would make you a good father. Homer: No that would make me a great father.”

— Richard Appel, Lisa Simpson, Yeardley Smith, imdb.com

“You want to know what the life of a male when you have little girls is? They just love their daddy, everything is great, and then they hit about 12. But then you know what happens? Your wife hits menopause. That’s the life of a male right there.”

— Bruce Jenner, imdb.com

“I shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning. I turned Ruthie into an atheist, I forced Matt to go out with Connie, Lucy and Mary are both dating 11-year olds and I still have to talk to Simon about that movie.”

— Sue Tenney, Rev. Eric Camden, Stephen Collins, imdb.com

“Lois: That's right. She has two daddies. Reese: Two guys as your parents? That house has to be a dude's paradise.”

— Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman, Reese, Justin Berfield, imdb.com

“My getting killed would be bad enough, but that is not the nightmare scenario. The nightmare scenario, sweetheart, is you getting kidnapped.”

— Aaron Sorkin, Jed Bartlet, Martin Sheen, imdb.com

“A father’s first responsibility to their kids is to provide a beautiful lie for them to live in.”

— Quinton Peeples, Harold Meachum, David Wenham, imdb.com

“I've been gone too, too long. I pray this is not the only time we meet. I will come home, keep you safe, make this land better for you. I love you, little prince.”

— Malcolm Campbell, King Edward, Max Irons, imdb.com

“I love you kids, I love you kids.”

— Jill Soloway, Mort Pfefferman, Jeffrey Tambor, imdb.com

“Rob Norris: So I just write a check every month and leave it at that? Fuck that. I didn't know my father and it sucked. This kid gets a dad. Sharon: Oh, God, you don't have to be so American about it.”

— Sharon Horgan, Sharon Morris, Sharon Horgan, imdb.com

“I wasn’t so much of a dad as I was an extra delinquent child for my wife.”

— Ozzy Osbourne, rollingstone.com

“Henry: Well, that's a stupid house to rob. Shawn: Does anyone live up to your expectations? Maybe we should get the robber's phone number so you can call and tell him how disappointed you are.”

— Tami Sagher, Shawn Spencer, James Roday, imdb.com

“Shawn, I've been worried about you since you turned three and started eating your own toenails.”

— Steve Franks, Henry Spencer, Corbin Bernsen, imdb.com