“Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.” – Henry H. Tweedy

“No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word―father.” – Lydia Maria Child

“No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word―father.” – Lydia Maria Child

“To her, the name of father was another name for love.” – Fanny Fern

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert

“The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” – Tim Russert

“Your father, Jo. He never loses patience―never doubts or complains―but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.” – Louisa May Alcott

“Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then, fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.” – Jimmy Piersal

“If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.” – James Baldwin

“The thing to remember about fathers is… they’re men. A girl has to keep it in mind: They are dragon-seekers, bent on improbable rescues. Scratch any father, you find someone chock-full of qualms and romantic terrors, believing change is a threat, like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle.” – Phyllis McGinley

“To be a successful father, there’s one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years.” – Ernest Hemingway

“You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” – Erika Cosby