MULTIMEDIA: Just for Fun Hear / Say Key quotes about Fathers By Staff Monday, June 19, 2017 12:00 AM “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” – Frank A. Clark “It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.” – Dawn French “My father would take me to the playground, and put me on mood swings.” – Jay London “A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez “Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.” – Jon Stewart “Our fathers show us by the example they set, the kind of people they want us to become. They teach us through the encouragement they give, questions they answer, limits they set and strength they show.” – President Barack Obama