Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. ~Tom Wilson
It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge. ~Phyllis Diller
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. ~William Wordsworth
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. ~William Wordsworth
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
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, on how to diaper a baby, 1968
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby
Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
