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Dave Chappelle
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FATHERHOOD Compiled by Bilal S. Akram
If you know his father and grandfather, don't worry about his son. - African Proverb
to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.” - James Baldwin
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert
“When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, ‘Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?’ He answered, ‘If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.'” — Jerry Lewis
“The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.” – John Green “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.’” - Dave Chappelle “Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” – Reed Markham “If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced
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“Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an even better dad.” — Jack Baker “He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” ―Tom Wolfe “24 The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.” Proverbs 23:24 (NIV)
