Charles
Francis Adams, the 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept
a diary. One day he entered: “Went fishing with my son today—a day wasted.”
His
son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On...
“By profession, I am a soldier, and take pride in that fact,
but I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier
destroys in order to build; a father only builds, never
destroys. The one has the potentialities of death; the...
Three young fathers were in the waiting room. The first
was told that his wife gave birth to twins. He was amazed and said, “I play
ball for the Minnesota Twins.”
Later, the nurse came out and told the second man, “Congratulations,...
A school teacher was correcting papers, and as she looked at one little boy’s work, she was appalled with the results. She said, “I fail to understand how one person could make so many mistakes.”
Executives of a greeting-card company decided to do something
special for Mother’s Day. They set up a table in a federal prison, inviting
inmates to send a free card to their Mom. The lines were so long they had to to
get more cards.
“Fathers
are what give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so
they can have grandchildren that are smarter than anybody’s.”—Paul Harvey
Father’s Day is that one time of the year when I get
complete obedience from every member of my family. I tell them not to spend a
lot of money on me—and they don’t.
A father and son went fishing one day. After a couple hours
out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He
asked his father, “How does this boat float?” The father thought for a moment,
then replied, “Don’t...