Perfect Father Quotes

• Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful

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  Mikhail Baryshnikov

  Meaningful   Husband   Father  

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• Our assignment is to see the dominion of God realized into people's lives. It is not an overpowering control, it is a life-giving, liberating experience with the almighty God, who is an ultimate, perfect Father who loves to bring liberty and freedom to His people.

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  Bill Johnson

  Father   People   Giving  

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• This is not to say that becoming a father automatically makes you a good father. Fatherhood, like marriage, is a constant struggle against your limitations and self-interests. But the urge to be a perfect father is there, because your child is a perfect gift.

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  Kent Nerburn

  Marriage   Children   Father  

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• The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

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  Theodore Hesburgh

  Love   Inspirational   Funny  

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• You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.

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  Eddie Vedder

  Father   Perfect   Singers  

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• Well, the reality of her father was that he was a very diseased alcoholic, who died at the age of 34. And one always has to pause to wonder how much you have to drink to die at 34. And he was a really tragic father. I mean, he was absolutely unreliable. He was absolutely involved with various people. He had outside families, outside children, outside wives. He made his wife's life miserable. And she [Eleanor Roosevelt]ignored all of his faults and retained this sense of him as the perfect father.

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  Blanche Wiesen Cook

  Children   Father   Mean  

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• For Dad, the perfect Father's Day would be one in which he didn't even realize that it was Father's Day, because nobody was making him appreciate gifts he didn't want, or read greeting cards filled with lame Father's Day poetry.

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  Dave Barry

  Dad   Father   Appreciate  

  317

• I am just an earthly sinful father & I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids?

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  Francis Chan

  Hurt   Father   Kids  

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.57, David C Cook

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• I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.

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  Sigmund Freud

  Daughter   Fathers Day   Strong  

  Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, Anna Freud, Carrie Lee Rothgeb (1961). “The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud”

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• A man doesn't need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility.

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  Paul Young

  Father   Commitment   Responsibility  

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• Sometimes I feel very guilty, so I don't know if I am a clear example of a perfect father, because sometimes I also just punish myself, saying I'm not doing probably the right thing at this particular moment. It's a secret.

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  Antonio Banderas

  Father   Perfect   Secret  

  "Actor Antonio Banderas". "The Tavis Smiley show" with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. October 18, 2011.

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