By the God of thy Father who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.

I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.

He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes along with premature births and birth defects.

Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards.

Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.

I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.

I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They're all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him.

My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science.