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“I have discovered very little in life that I am adept at doing. I cannot fix your car, repair your roof, or even drive a nail straight. However, I have given everything I have to being a father, and I happily stand back to see the results.”
— Jim Brozina, in Alice Ozma, The Reading Promise (2011), Foreward, pp. xvii-xviii
“Remember my dad? He worked at the Wash his whole life. He was the #1 tongue scrubber. Every year for 25 years. To me, working at the Wash, was the coolest job in the ocean. But then I learned something I will never forget. My dad was the greatest.”
— Oscar the Sharkslayer (Will Smith), Shark Tale (2004)
“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one – particularly if he plays golf.”
— Bertrand Russell, Introduction to The New Generation (1930).
“The rights of a father are sacred rights because his duties are sacred duties.”
— Brett, M.R., In re Agar-Ellis, Agar-Ellis v. Lascelles (1883), id., L. H. 24 C. D. 329.
“A brother is a friend given us by nature.”
— Baudouin (L’aîné), Demetrius, 5, 2 (1785).
“We pride ourselves on being far better men than our fathers.”
— Homer, 4, 405.

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“I have discovered very little in life that I am adept at doing. I cannot fix your car, repair your roof, or even drive a nail straight. However, I have given everything I have to being a father, and I happily stand back to see the results.”
— Jim Brozina, in Alice Ozma, The Reading Promise (2011), Foreward, pp. xvii-xviii
“Remember my dad? He worked at the Wash his whole life. He was the #1 tongue scrubber. Every year for 25 years. To me, working at the Wash, was the coolest job in the ocean. But then I learned something I will never forget. My dad was the greatest.”
— Oscar the Sharkslayer (Will Smith), Shark Tale (2004)
“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one – particularly if he plays golf.”
— Bertrand Russell, Introduction to The New Generation (1930).
“The rights of a father are sacred rights because his duties are sacred duties.”
— Brett, M.R., In re Agar-Ellis, Agar-Ellis v. Lascelles (1883), id., L. H. 24 C. D. 329.
“A brother is a friend given us by nature.”
— Baudouin (L’aîné), Demetrius, 5, 2 (1785).
“We pride ourselves on being far better men than our fathers.”
— Homer, 4, 405.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.