Daughter Quotes - Page 101

She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well . . . It got her!

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

We [ with Italo Calvino] had a great relationship. I don't think it's a coincidence that his only daughter's name is Giovanna. I loved his book dedications to me: "To Giovanna Cau, another book that won't be turned into a movie."

I'm currently raising a 15 year old son and an 18 year old daughter, which a guess is my punishment for a wild youth!

I have four daughters, the eldest is 19, the youngest is 12, and I watched all of them journey into motherhood. Motherhood is very deep. It starts when you're very, very young. Now, my 12 year old comes in, wants to put me to bed. And she'll, you know, put her hand on my forehead and say the prayer with me. As for years I've done for her! It's almost like a very beautiful, natural transition.

I obviously want to give a healthy body image to my own daughter. I think having good examples, eating properly, that's all one can do - and just be really loving around her. I've tried to give her confidence in who she is. I think she's all right in the confidence department.

I think everybody's book is about somebody's daughter, in a lot of ways. I dig that.

Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love.

I make sure I carve out time to be with my daughter.

I always have a camera now that I've got a kid, but I don't think I've got one picture of anyone other than my daughter.

We don't leave home without my daughter's doll La-La. She looks like a bit of a rag, but India is obsessed with her.

Our rages, daughters of despair, creep and squirm like worms. Prayer is the only form of revolt which remains upright.

I wish to see the sons and daughters of the world in Peace and busily employed in the more agreeable amusement of fulfilling the first and great commandment, Increase and Multiply : as an encouragement to which we have opened the fertile plains of the Ohio to the poor, the needy and the oppressed of the Earth; any one therefore who is heavy laden, or who wants land to cultivate, may repair thither and abound, as in the Land of promise, with milk and honey: the ways are preparing, and the roads will be made easy, thro' the channels of Potomac and James river.

I don't think you're entitled to read my mail between my daughters and me.

Being a father and trying to love my daughters with unconditional love - those were all good decisions.

For me, the fiction writer's job is to take the small, stupid process of learning to use an iPhone - and suddenly you're the guy who's asking your daughter, "When I go on Facebook, can it see me?"

That for me was the big turning point in my artistic life, when my wife and I had our kids. The world got infused with morality again. Every person in the world should theoretically be loved as much as I love my daughters.

I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can. [Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there.

I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.

It's a dangerous thing to be married right up to the hilt, like my daughter's husband. The man is at home all day, like a damned soul in hell.

Revolution is like the daughters of Pelias: it cuts humanity to pieces in order to rejuvenate it.

I'm very active. I've got two small daughters and four restaurants in three cities. I'm busy.