"It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father." ― Pope John XXIII Topic(s): Dad More From Pope John XXIII "I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end." "The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone." "The family is the first essential cell of human society." More In Dad "I had to learn how to chop wood actually – I don’t think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up."― Jennifer Lawrence "My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don’t believe what people say, believe what they do."― Mick Mulvaney "Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me."― David Boreanaz