Quotes of: Father-figure Keyword

Yes, our Father has a plan, Ciminae,” he said. “But he leaves it up to his children to accept his will. It is their agency. He cannot force his will upon them. If he did, he would cease to be God. They . . . we must choose for ourselves to accept...

Shaun F. Messick

Lucius Verus: I like you Spaniard, and I shall cheer for you. Maximus: They let you watch the games? Lucius Verus: My uncle says it makes me strong. Maximus: And what does your father say? Lucius Verus: My father's dead. Servant: Master Lucius, it is...

Gladiator

[Shougo has just finished bandaging Noriko's leg] Shuya: You know a lot about medicine. Shougo Kawada: Well, my father was a doctor. [a few minutes later, Shougo serves Noriko and Shuya food] Noriko Nakagawa: Wow! This is pretty good! Shougo Kawada: ...

Battle Royale

All the authors I studied, all the historical figures, with the exception of George Washington Carver, and all those figures I looked upon as having importance were white men. I didn't mind that they were men, or even white men. What I did mind was t...

Bad Boy: A Memoir

It is my understanding from an intuitive relationship with animals that it is complete folly to try to figure out what is right or wrong for humans by observing what other animals are doing. Observe any animal and you will quickly figure out that a h...

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

Since ancient times, sacred texts from around the world foretold about a time period in human history when a mighty demi-god would appear on earth. Whether we call this figure Perseus, Krishna, or Messiah, he is epitomized in the figure of Jesus Chri...

The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days

I saw the figure of 178 Billion wasted/stolen from the people of a country by its corrupt and inept government. Surely such a figure could truly transfom and change the entire country; education, health, shooling, entrepreneurial environment... of mi...

Tony Dovale

I saw the figure of 178 Billion wasted/stolen from the people of a country by its corrupt and inept government. Such a figure could truly transform the entire country; education, health, roads, schooling, entrepreneurial environment... of millions of...

Tony Dovale

Monco: You mind telling me how you got here? Col. Douglas Mortimer: I just reasoned it out. I figured you'd tell Indio to do just exactly the opposite of what we agreed, and he's suspicious enough to figure out something else. Since El Paso was out o...

For a Few Dollars More

Trip: See the way I figure, I figure this war would be over a whole lot sooner if you boys just turned right on around and headed back on down that way, and you let us head on up there where the real fighting is. 10th Connecticut soldier: We got men ...

Glory

As long as I am running my father will still have a son.

Brazilian

When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.

Ghanaian

The goodness of the father reaches higher than a mountain; that of the mother goes deeper than the ocean.

Japanese

Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

Spike Jonze

I'd love to talk to Angelina Jolie. On my show I would love her because she's a mysterious, mysterious figure.

Isaac Mizrahi

I want to figure out myself as a man.

Justin Bieber

But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid.

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look like young women. But a wedding is for a father and daughter. They stop being married to each other on that day.

Eurydice

It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to.

The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son

I mean that it's all right to go to bed with an asshole but don't ever have a baby with one.

The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son

Knowing how to fall is much more valuable than knowing how to walk.

The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps