Father Quotes

As my father [Javāharlāl Nehrū] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it – otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.

Why should we not pray to our mother who are in heaven, as well as to our father?

I want my first son to be called ‘Tommy.’ It will sound great, Tommy Tomlinson

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

My father’s songs don’t intimidate me; my father’s songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There’s no intimidation.

First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.

I always ask my dad why wasn’t I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.

I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and ’60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that’s where I got my first taste for music.