“What my father especially taught me was to not always take the safe road, the easy road. If you are going to do good work, you have to risk failing badly.” IfsFatherEasyFailingRiskTaughtSafeGood WorkEasy Road Author:Natasha Richardson
“Did we risk our lives to defend a just society, where guilt must be proven and not assumed? Or are we no better than the oppressive kings from whom our fathers fled?” FatherOur LivesRiskKingsGuiltProvenOur Father Book:All the Truth That's In Me Source: All the Truth That's In Me
“The woman who fights against her father still has the possibility of leading an instinctive, feminine existence, because she rejects only what is alien to her. But when she fights against the mother she may, at the risk of injury to her instincts, attain to greater consciousness, because in repudiating the mother she repudiates all that is obscure, instinctive, ambiguous, and unconscious in her own nature.” MayStillsMotherFightingFatherExistenceConsciousnessGreaterRiskPossibilityInstinctAliensUnconsciousInjuryRejectsFeminineObscureAmbiguousMemories Dreams Reflections Book:The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Source: The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“It is important for a father who feels pushed away [by the mom] to say, in effect, When you do that, I feel unwanted as a father, or I feel my rough-housing is not bad parenting; it's my contribution to helping our child take risks. Women cannot hear what men do not say.” MenFeelsChildrenImportantHelpingFatherRiskEffectsMomOur ChildrenContributionRoughHousingUnwantedBad ParentingPushed Away Author:Warren Farrell
“Moses became Americas true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.” PeopleActionFatherRiskOrdinaryUncertaintyFoundingJustifiedOrdinary PeopleMoses Author:Bruce Feiler
“My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.” LongBigsLightFatherTermFocusRiskInfluenceTaughtMomHusbandApproachIndependentMy MomLong TermMy HusbandSense Of HumorHeartedAnchorsPower Of LoveBig PicturePivotalMake Me SmileLight Hearted Author:Padmasree Warrior
“My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came into the picture, my priorities changed. I can risk possibly being incarcerated because the only person pays for it is me. I know that if I'm not physically available to take care of him, nobody else will. I want to have the relationship with him that me and my father never had.” IfsKnowsWantWritingPersonsI CanDifferentReasonCareFatherPayRiskChangedSonAvailableTake CarePrioritiesReason WhyMy Son Author:Curtis Jackson