Some authority on parenting once said, "Hold them very close and then let them go." This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in).

I am not afraid of crashing, my secret is . . . just before we hit the ground, I jump as high as I can.

The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it.

The mother may be doing ninety percent of the disciplining, but the father still must have a full-time acceptance of all the children. He never must say, "Get these kids out of here; I'm trying to watch TV." If he ever does start saying this, he is liable to see one of his kids on the six o'clock news.

Any man today who returns from work, sinks into a chair, and calls for his pipe is a man with an appetite for danger.

All men should freely use those seven words which have the power to make any marriage run smoothly: You know dear, you may be right

Because for me it is almost analgesic to talk about what the white man is doing against us. And it keeps a person frozen in their seat, it keeps you frozen in your hole you’re sitting in.