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“Males have an internal radar that can detect female sexual availability or vulnerability. This exposes young girls and women to predators who prey upon them and manipulate their unconscious desire and yearning for father-love. Combine this with a girl’s natural longing for an older male’s physical and emotional affection, and we see an increase in unwed teenage mothers, perpetuating the cycle anew. Many fatherless girls fall for the first male who shows them any kind of affection or attention that they crave.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“If a father shows his daughter love, respect, and appreciation for who she is, she will believe that about herself as a woman, no matter what anyone else thinks. Girls deprived of this father love and affection make poor choices in”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“Sometimes you just have to cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it!”
― Rick Johnson

“A man of integrity speaks the truth with love rather than worrying about being nice.”
― Rick Johnson, How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen: And Listen So Your Husband Will Talk

“Perhaps the greatest gift you can give your daughter is to show her how a man loves a woman—model how she should expect to be treated and loved by a man.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“As a girl gets older, father-connectedness is the number one factor in delaying and preventing her from engaging in premarital sex and drug and alcohol abuse. Girls with involved fathers are more assertive and have higher self-esteem.[25] And girls with involved fathers also have higher quantitative and verbal skills and higher intellectual functioning.[26]”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“When dad is not around to provide a model of masculinity or to nurture his daughter’s soul, the consequences can be devastating to girls and young women.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“Ask yourself, Isn’t she worth the fight? Your daughter needs you to fight for her. If you don’t, she will look for someone who will—someone who may not have her best interests at heart.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“Equality in a relationship does not mean sameness—it means each person is valued for the contribution they bring to the table. In fact, the very differences we have are perhaps our greatest strengths when they are recognized and used effectively instead of being at odds with one another.”
― Rick Johnson, Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great

“A woman can so easily crush a man’s spirit. With a look. With a word. With a shrug of indifference. . . . Her cynicism is utterly emasculating, and many times, incredibly subtle. Like a fine, thin blade it slices deep, penetrating to the very core of his masculine soul. Stu Weber, Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart”
― Rick Johnson, How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen: And Listen So Your Husband Will Talk

“The best thing you can do to shape your daughter’s view of men is to treat your wife like you want your future son-in-law to treat your daughter.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“Wholeness is found in an interdependent relationship, in which two people with self-respect and dignity make a commitment to nurture his or her own spiritual growth, as well as his or her partner’s.”
― Rick Johnson, Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great

“So help me, all it takes for the world to crumble to nothing is for women to lose their virtue and men their honor. —ANDREW KLAVAN, The Identity Man”
― Rick Johnson, A Man in the Making: Strategies to Help Your Son Succeed in Life

“Without a father, a girl must learn about boys without a man’s perspective. She is like a lamb without a shepherd.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace. —JOHN WESLEY”
― Rick Johnson, A Man in the Making: Strategies to Help Your Son Succeed in Life

“It is a greater compliment to be trusted than to be loved. George MacDonald”
― Rick Johnson, How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen: And Listen So Your Husband Will Talk

“Men derive their worth from what they do, while women derive their worth from who they are.1”
― Rick Johnson, Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great

“Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the Promised Land. She prepares a world she will not see. Pope Paul VI”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men

“Authentic manhood, or walking the path of godly intent, is living for a cause bigger than yourself. It means a life spent in servant leadership of others. A life spent lifting up your wife and children with the goal of helping them achieve their full potential. A life spent reaching out to others who need the support and shade of your broad shoulders. Men”
― Rick Johnson, Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character

“He is the hero of her childhood and often a wall she pushes against during her adolescence. He is often both the rule-maker, laying out laws of discipline and competence, and the rule-breaker, helping his daughter take risks, push the envelope, and explore uncharted worlds. —Michael Gurian, The Wonder of Girls”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“With regard to the art of loving, we must begin by practicing discipline, concentration, and patience throughout every phase and aspect of our lives.7 And without concern, we never care enough to go to the trouble of mastering all of these traits. If we want to be adept at the “art of love,” we must first become proficient at a variety of other skills such as forgiveness, self-sacrifice, passion, and an altruistic regard for the fulfillment of our partner’s needs and desires.”
― Rick Johnson, Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great

“Remember, adversity does not necessarily build character in a man—but it does reveal it.”
― Rick Johnson, How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen: And Listen So Your Husband Will Talk

“There’s nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won’t aggravate. Unknown”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men

“Men forgive easier and are more easily corrected in their behaviors with positive feedback than women are.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men

“A daughter is a gift from God and needs to be treasured, nurtured, and even protected by a father until another man comes along who is qualified to take over that role or until she is mature enough to take over that role herself.”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter

“Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain. Martin Mull”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men

“Her dignity consists of being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of her family. Jean Rousseau”
― Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men

“Your affirmation of your son counts for more than a stadium full of other people rooting for him.”
― Rick Johnson, Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character

“A man is created for challenges. He is equipped to overcome, to run the gauntlet, to stand finn as a ti,ell-anchored corner post. Men are the benchmark in life, society, and family. It is part of the masculine responsibility to demonstrate strength and stability, to protect and provide for those within their sphere of influence. This is the hallmark of manhood.
Preston Gillharn, Things Only Men Know”
― Rick Johnson, Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character

“I have come to the conclusion that healthy masculinity is a somewhat fragile gift that must be intentionally passed down from one generation of men to the next. Any misstep or break in that transference can lead to a corruption of the process, resulting in skewed and damaged men. And damaged men typically do not make good leaders, husbands, or fathers.”
― Rick Johnson, A Man in the Making: Strategies to Help Your Son Succeed in Life