"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." - Sigmund Freud

"A father carries pictures where his money used to be." - Unknown

"Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope." - Bill Cosby

"It is much easier to become a father than to be one." - Kent Nerburn

"A man should have a child, plant a tree and write a book." - Chinese proverb

"One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be." - Anonymous

"I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more." - Gordon Brown

"Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." - Ruth E Renkel

"Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever." - Unknown

"A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez