“Work alone isn't enough for me and mine; we know how to break our backs, but the great dream Of my fathers was to be good at doing nothing.” KnowsEnoughDreamFatherWorkBreakKnow HowMinesBe GoodDoing NothingDreams From My Father Book:Disaffections: complete poems 1930-1950 Source: Disaffections: complete poems 1930-1950
“Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.” IfsShouldWisdomHandsFatherPoliticsCausesSidesJusticePartyEconomyOne ThingSonDevilShould HaveBe GoodLiberalism Author:Thomas More
“When we learn from our cause and effect we increase our positives, we chip away and hopefully eliminate our negatives, so we can be beneficial to everyone else. It's not about being good for me, it's about being the best that I can be so I can be a good husband, father, and neighbor.” I CanFatherCausesEffectsHusbandIncreaseBe GoodNeighborHopefullyBeing The BestChipsBeneficialCause And EffectGood Husband Author:Ted Nugent
“This is something that I do consider to be good advice: I took my first paycheck and I put it in the goddamn bank. Then I took my second paycheck and put it in the goddamn bank. I had seen the roller coaster of my father's career - top of the world, then unemployed - and I never wanted to take a job because I needed money.” WorldFirstsWantedJobsFatherMoneyCareersAdviceNeededBe GoodUnemployedGood AdvicePaychecksRoller CoasterCoastersTop Of The World Author:Joss Whedon
“Fathers who compete hard with their kids are monstrous. The father, for a throw-away victory, is sacrificing the very heart of hischild's sense of being good enough. He may believe he is making his son tough, as he was made tough by a similarly contending father, but he is only making his child desperate and mean like himself. Fathers must let their sons (and daughters) have their victories.” BelieveHeartMayMeanChildrenMadeHardEnoughKidsFatherSacrificeSonVictoryDaughterToughBe GoodDesperateGood EnoughMonstrousSon And DaughterContendingBeing Good Enough Author:Frank Pittman