I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
Tony DungyRead
But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.
Interpretation
A committed father is essential for a child's confidence and overall happiness.
This quote emphasizes the critical role that a dedicated father plays in the development of his children. A full-time, engaged father positively influences his children's self-belief and quality of life, suggesting that fatherly involvement is irreplaceable in fostering a nurturing environment for growth and confidence.
In practice
During a Father's Day speech, to highlight the importance of fatherhood.
I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.
Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.
When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'
People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do.
God’s definition of success is really one of significance-the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others. The significance doesn’t show up in won-loss records, long resumes, or the trophies gathering dust on our mantels. It’s found in the hearts and lives of those we’ve come across who are in some way better because of the way we lived.
I think my mom and dad both wanted to get across to me that... I obviously grew up with great privilege and was very lucky and was able to afford college and not have student loans, and they would pay for college, but beyond that, it would be up to me to make a living.
I usually claim that pregnant women should not read books about pregnancy and birth. Their time is too precious. They should, rather, watch the moon and sing to their baby in the womb.
There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.
I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.
Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it's the place where we find the deepest heartache.
I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet.
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