“My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance. He taught me that a real man doesn’t take, he gives; he doesn’t use force, he uses logic; doesn’t play the role of trouble-maker, but rather, trouble-shooter; and most importantly, a real man is defined by what’s in his heart, not his pants.”
“He had taught me how to be a man when my real father proved not to be much of one himself and incapable of showing a son the way.”
“My father taught me the most important thing about wisdom—that I was going to have to acquire it from other people. So without teaching me, he taught me how to learn from others.”
“What’s in a man’s past doesn’t matter nearly as much as what’s in his present, and most importantly, what’s in his heart. (Kristen)”
“As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.”
“The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.”