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"When you're young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he's just a regular guy who wears a cape."

"She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father."

"You can tell what was the best year of your father's life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out."

"A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."

"I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week."

"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get."

"When you need real understanding, when you need someone to care, when you need someone to guide you ... A father's always there."

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."

"A good father is one whose only reason for putting down a laughing baby is to pick up a crying one."

"Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever."