Felix
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Coarse Language,Intimate Scenes. Felix enjoys his single life to the fullest, but a ferret bites him, sterilizing him in the process. He tries everything in his power to find the soon-to-be mother of his only child, the result of his first and last sperm donation.
- 106 mins
- 2014
- comedy, romance
- 106 min
- Mike Myers
- Mark Twain
- Walter M. Schirra, Sr.
- Umberto Eco
- Tom Wolfe
- John Green
- J. August Strindberg
- Ray Romano
- Barack Obama
- Harry S. Truman
“Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it”
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”
“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
“[Man adopts] a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.”
“The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.”
“That is the thankless position of the father in the family — the provider for all, and the enemy of all.”
“Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.”
“Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.”
“I have found the very best way to advise your children is to find out what they want to do and advise them to do it.”
- Andrew Nadeau
- “My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘ We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘
- “My dad was here one minute and now he’s gone. You realize… that’s it. All of the things you work hard for and stress about, you don’t take them with you.
- “The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”
- “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero.” - Fred Rogers.
- He was never too busy. My dad was a busy pastor, but he was never too busy for me. When he felt he hadn’t had enough time with me, he’d say, “Hey Bud, want to skip school tomorrow and go down to the beach?”
- He was a Bible man. My dad was wholeheartedly devoted to Jesus. On my seventeenth birthday, he and my mom gave me a new Bible. In the front he wrote the following
- He praised God. As a kid growing up, I didn’t need an alarm clock most mornings. I woke up to the sound of my dad singing in the shower down the hallway.
- He cheered me on. My dad set me free to pursue God’s call on my life. He guided me in appropriate ways, of course, but he did not fearfully cling to me or hope I would always live nearby.
Jun 26, 2013 · The Pontiff said at mass that “all of us must feel the joy of fatherhood”. This is a topic, he immediately added, that also applies in the case of the celibate priesthood, for “fatherhood means giving life to others”.
Jun 12, 2022 · Discover the significance of fathers in shaping their children's lives. Explore inspirational fatherhood quotes and the lasting influence of a caring dad.
Jun 20, 2021 · Everyone has a different experience of fatherhood depending on many factors, including the quality of one’s parenting partnership. But all things being equal, fatherhood is an excellent investment in happiness. “Don’t resist the work and sacrifice that fatherhood entails.”.
