M Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with M. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.”
“My father takes my hand as he ushers my mother up the steps to the White House. I glance down at my hand in his. I suddenly feel like a parasite that has lost its host. My parents were my original hosts, then I transferred to Robin, and now the only way to ensure my survival is to transfer back to my parents. Although I’m holding my father’s hand, I can’t seem to transfer back. I am lost.”
Source: Honestly, She Doesn't Live Here Anymore
“My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child”
Source: The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost…
“My father taught me a good lesson: Don't get to low when things go wrong. And don't get too high when things are good.”
“My father taught me about having principles and how to treat people with respect. My aunt also taught me how to keep a perspective on everything that happens to you. So you learn to be humble and not take your success for granted.”
“My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes.”
“My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance. He taught me that a real man doesn’t take, he gives; he doesn’t use force, he uses logic; doesn’t play the role of trouble-maker, but rather, trouble-shooter; and most importantly, a real man is defined by what’s in his heart, not his pants.”
“My father taught me how to be a parent and gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.”
“My father taught me how to draw horses - for this I shall be eternally grateful.”
“My father taught me how to substitute realities.”
“My father taught me many things. Two of them come to mind right now: Stay true to your values. You can compromise on policies, but not your fundamental values or else you will get lost in the world of politics. The second thing is to listen to whoever you are talking to. People in your street, other politicians, company heads and workers. Learn from them.”
“My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.”
“My father taught me respect for quality as well as a sense of dignity - great values as we face a world going in a different direction. I try to teach my children to stay close to the real things.”
“My father taught me that a bill is like a crying baby and has to be attended to at once.”
“My father taught me that beekeeping is both a burden and a privilege. You don’t bother the bees unless they need your help, and you help them when they need it. It’s a feudal relationship: protection in return for a percentage of the fruits of their labors.
He taught me that if a body is easily crushed, it develops a weapon to prevent that from happening.
He taught me that sudden movements get you stung.
I took these lessons a bit too much to heart.”
Source: Mad Honey
“My father taught me that learning is an endless process, and that there is no limit to the amount of knowledge a person can contain. You are never too old to learn something new, or too young to learn too much.”
“My father taught me that losing your temper is a self-indulgent act.”
“My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.”
Source: Yanni in Words
“My father taught me that only through self-discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water in a cup and you can drink; without the cup, the water would splash all over. The cup is discipline.”
“My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world.”
Source: Time to Make the Donuts
“My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'”
“My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.”
“My father taught me that the question Who made me? cannot be answered, since it immediately suggests the further question, Who made God?”
“My father taught me that you can you read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then its only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but action.”
“My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles.”
“My father taught me things about body language that psychologists have been catching up with ever since. He always knew when I was lying, because my posture was all wrong.”
“My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.”
“My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.”
“My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series I did a lot of studying before I wrote the first book. I learned police procedure, the California criminal law, and many areas outside my expertise.”
“My father taught me to not fear anything. Having said that, much of my addiction to alcohol and drugs was tied to fear: fear of flying, fear of talking to women, etc. I conquered those fears years ago.”
“My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements of the value of light and composition.”
“My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician”
Source: Merman: an autobiography
“My Father taught me to weigh my words carefully, and speak up only when I had something insightful to add to the proceedings, or something really funny to say. He also taught me that if I couldn’t be that kind of guy in real life, that I could earn a healthy living pretending to be that guy in the movies – particularly when paired up with a long haired stoner.”
“My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh -- anything but work.”
“My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.”
“My father taught that the only helping hand you're ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve.”
“My father, that silhouette, a form comprised of all I did not
know, a shape filled with rain. "Whenever I asked, she'd say, 'You
had no father. I'm your father. You sprang full-blown from my
forehead, like Athena.”
Source: White Oleander
“My father thought a novel was a broken short story. There's something to that. Many of my favorite novels are novellas. The authors of brief things must reckon with the precision of language.”
“My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me. My father, as usual, was wrong.”
Source: The Bone Season
“My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.”
“My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.”
“My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.”
“My father thought that if I was to go into the army, at the least I would have a reliable paycheck at the end of each month with which to feed my family. Music is less assured. One could say more dangerous!”
“My father thrives on fear. You know that prayer If I should die before I wake? I had sheets that said that!”
“My father toasted me mockingly with his glass. "Then eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you die."
"Next week," Hades interrupted.
Zeus glowered at him. "Yes, obviously, but I was using a metaphor."
"No," his brother replied. "You were paraphrasing. Badly.”
Source: My Life From Hell
“My father told and taught me that the word, can hit harder than the fist.”
“My father told me "If you choose to let this money destroy your initiative and independence, then it will be a curse to you and my action in giving it to you will have been a mistake. I shall regret very much to have you miss the glorious feeling of accomplishment. Remember that often adversity is a blessing in disguise and is certainly the greatest character builder."”
“My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'”
“My father told me about you. I am here to make sure you feel comfortable. Would you like to come out and meet the others?”
Source: THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER
“My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty one.”