Father Quotes

From childhood, I had been instructed in the tablaa by my father, along with the astaais and antaraas specific to our Gharana.

I wonder if we have a lot of sons running around saying, “I want a Dad.” But you won’t abide in anyone.

The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was that my father didn’t believe in God, and so he had no hang-ups about souls.

My mother pretty much used to go along with my dad in that she wanted me to get an education so that if this incredible dream I had didn’t work out, I would have something to fall back on.

Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.

Modern candidates seem to have to live with political matters all the time. In my father’s time, a politician’s home was still his castle.

Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.

I think my dad always saw how happy I was on set.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

What I do now is all my dad’s fault, because he bought me a guitar as a boy, for no apparent reason.