"I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me--I was a father."--Nat King Cole
"I can run the country or I can control Alice [his daughter]. I can't do both."--Theodore Roosevelt
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent."--Sam Levenson
"John Elway is a great football player. He used to be my son. Now I'm his father."--Jack Elway
"My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States."--Harry S. Truman
"When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."--Mark Twain
THE QUOTABLE DAD is a collection of hundreds of memorable quotations about the relationships between fathers and their sons and daughters--some wise, some thoughtful, some hilarious. The quotations range from the thoughts of an expectant father, to the rewards and challenges of raising children, to the delightful musings on being a grandfather. They are culled from sources as varied as famous writers, actors, athletes, comedians, captains of industry, politicians, and philosophers.
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From the Back Cover:
The Quotable Dad is a collection of more than 270 memorable quotations about the relationships between fathers and their children - some wise, some thoughtful, some hilarious - but all delightful to read and to share.
People quoted include: Jack Elway, Ed Asner, Mark Twain, Harry Truman, Groucho Marx, Robert Frost, Nat King Cole, and many, many more.
The perfect gift for the world's most wonder father - yours!
About the Author:
TONY LYONS is a lawyer and publisher. He lives in Connecticut. NICK LYONS has written 18 books, was a full professor for 27 years, and was publisher of The Lyons Press for 15 years. He lives in New York.
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- PublisherUNKNO
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1585748013
- ISBN 13 9781585748013
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages292
- EditorLyons Tony, Lyons Nick
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