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Father’s Day Quotes

Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development. – David Gottesman

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! - Lydia M. Child

It is much easier to become a father than to be one. – Kent Nerburn

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; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, ‘Our Father who art in Heaven.’ – Douglas Macarthur

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be. - Anonymous

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. - George Herbert

Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee. - Margaret Courtney

It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. - Anne Sexton

When I was a boy of 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

My father died many years ago, and yet when something special happens to me, I talk to him secretly not really knowing whether he hears, but it makes me feel better to half believe it. – Josefowitz

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. – Charles Wadsworth

I’ve had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started. – Bartrand Hubbard

I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week. – Mario Cuomo

Quotes found here:

10 Quotes in Honor of Fathers Day

I was touched by this because I never knew my father.  He died when I was very young.  When I married, my father -in-law became a “Dad” to me and I am very thankful for him and that he and my mother-in-law raised the wonderful man who has been my husband for 30 years and who is a wonderful father to our two sons.

From: Dale Stuemke

Writer, Marketer
Launch Your Goals
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10 Quotes in Honor of Fathers Day

My wife was one of those children who grew up without a father in the house. In fact, she never knew him. When we got married almost 42 years ago, my father became her father. That was the closest she ever came to having a father. Although he is now in heaven, we think of him often.
She put together these quotes about fathers and wanted to share them with you in honor of Father’s Day:

• A father carries pictures where his money used to be. Author Unknown
• A man’s children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season. Anonymous
• Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. Author Unknown
• Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them. Jonas Salk
• It is a wise child that knows his own father. Homer
• I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. Sigmond Freud
• My dear father; my dear friend; the best and wisest man I ever knew, who taught me many lessons and showed me many things as we went together along the country by-ways. Sarah Orne Jewett
• The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. Confucius
• The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Henry Ward Beecher
• The love of a father is one of nature’s greatest masterpieces. Anonymous

My Dad

When I was just a tiny kid,
Do you remember when,
The time you kissed my bruises,
Or cleaned by soiled chin?

You scrambled for the balls I hit,
(Short-winded more than not,)
Yet, every time we’d play a game,
You praised the “outs” I caught.

It seems like only yesterday,
You wiped away my tears,
And late at night I called your name,
To chase away my fears.

Though time has changed your handsome grip,
Your hair is snowy white,
You gait’s a little slower now,
Thick glasses help your sight.

Oh, do I thirst for years gone by,
To be that growing lad,
Re-living all of the memories,
Of growing with my dad.
Author Unknown

Twitter Hashtag: ThanksThursday

In short, Twitter’s Follow Friday began as a way to recommend a favorite friend to others but it has evolved into more for some people.  Many (myself included) use it as a way to show gratitude for mentions and retweets during the week.   So now, instead of recommending a few of my favorite people, I’m listing hundreds of friends that were kind enough to RT or mention me.  And at least for me, this has gotten out of control.  (Read the full story of Follow Friday at Mashable.)

I’m not always good about thanking people who like what I post well enough to retweet it or who mention me and I want them to know they are appreciated!  That’s why I am using  Thanks Thursday for that purpose.    So, I will try my best to thank people every Thursday and you’ll see that hashtag #ThanksThursday.    ThanksThursday is already being used sometimes to show gratitude but maybe the concept will really take off and Follow Friday will once again be used to highlight a select few instead of (in my case) hundreds.   But, if I find it annoys people (you know, yet another day of listing people to follow!) than I’ll quit   We’ll see what happens!

Don’t know anything about hashtags?  Here is a brief intro from CIO:

The story behind Hashtags
Twitter (the company) didn’t create hashtags. The Twitter community’s early adopters came up with the idea to put a “#” in front of topics to add context to tweets. The tag would also help filter and sort them out for future readers.  Read the entire article here.

Quote: “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.” David Packard, HP

Video Tribute: Remember Me

Fifteen year old Lizzie Palmer put this YouTube tribute together in honor or our troops. It’s a wonderful reminder.

Remember Me

Humor: Photo – Tooth Fillings!

Too funny!  This explains it all.

Humor: Photo

A Montana Rancher near Hye, Montana is a man of few words!

Humor (but true) PARENT: Job Description

POSITION:
Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Long term, team players needed, for challenging,
permanent work in an
often chaotic environment.
Candidates must possess excellent communication
and organizational skills and be willing to work
variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends
and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to
primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The rest of your life.
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a
pack mule
and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat
in case, this time, the screams from
the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges,
such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets
and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and
coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings
for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be a willing to be indispensable one minute,
an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a
half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for
the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include food service, floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:

None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills,
so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION:

Get this! You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because
of the assumption that college will help them
become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left.
The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that
you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS:

While no health or dental insurance , no pension,
no tuition reimbursement , no paid holidays and
no stock options are offered;
this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love,
and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.

Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis,
letting them know they are appreciated
for the fabulous job they do…
or forward with love
to anyone thinking of applying for the job.

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