Quotes about dad
dad scotland roots
My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots. Katharine Isabelle
dad admire admire-you
You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it. Karen Joy Fowler
daddy trying slowing
Not only am I trying to be a daddy, but also a friend, not be the old fogey thats slowing everybody else down... not for a while, at least. Josh Turner
dad book interesting
I feel like if I'm going to give you a book about my dad, then I really want to give you my dad, because he is interesting and he is funny and if you're buying a book about him, I don't want you to have to sit through stuff that's not him. Justin Halpern
dad school car
When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer. Leona Lewis
dad mean thinking
To win the X Factor would mean the world to me and my family. I'd buy mum and dad a house and then I think I would buy myself a car and have a little shopping trip. Leona Lewis
daddy singing trying
Hard as I try, daddy-o, I really do not like concert singers. They are always singing in some foreign language. Langston Hughes
dad really-short my-family
My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop. Lacey Chabert
dad criticism belief
Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless of potential criticism or mockery. Linus Roache
dad children years
My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk. Linda Sue Park
dad people tree
I watched the sheets breathe when she breathed, like how Dad used to say that trees inhale when people exhale, because I was too young to understand the truth about biological processes. Jonathan Safran Foer
dad track way
Can’t you even tell me if I’m on the right track?" Buckminster purred, and Dad shrugged his shoulders again. "But if you don’t tell me anything, how can I ever be right?" He circled something in an article and said, "Another way of looking at it would be, how could you ever be wrong? Jonathan Safran Foer
dad able your-dad
Your dad didn't die, so I won't be able to explain it to you. Jonathan Safran Foer
dad children liars
He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father. Jonathan Safran Foer
dad unemployment conservative
My dad didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work Norman Tebbit
dad worried my-dad
My dad was very worried that I wasn't saving and didn't have a pension. I've never invested well. Paul Young
dad australia vietnam
But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20. Mel Gibson
dad believe men
My dad taught me my faith, and I believe what he taught me. The man never lied to me in his life. Mel Gibson
dad badass bad-ass
My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.' Pink
dad faces kind
Is it him?” Dad asked. “Did he get you into trouble?” “Not me,” Shane said. “I’ve just got that kind of face. Rachel Caine
dad journey maps
My dad used to say that life's a journey, but somebody screwed up and lost the map. Rachel Caine
daddy black dawn
Shane: "Score," he said, and raised the crowbar in triumph. "Who's your daddy?" - Black Dawn Rachel Caine
dad argument used
My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.' Pete Seeger
dad winning my-dad
My dad was a great competitor in his own way. He would never let us win at anything, and we had to work our tails off to beat him. Pete Carroll
dad thinking my-dad
My dad was a good competitor. I know he'd think I was a little off the charts. Pete Carroll
dad father blood
Rory is very established in England, which you are seeing right now with Bond. But his father Roy Kinnear was a very, very beloved comedy actor here in the UK. And Rory actually even looks a bit like his dad. And so it makes a lot of sense to me that Rory has such good comic chops because it's in his blood. He's very, very funny as Sean. Simon Pegg
dad flower hands
Now-what’s our game plan?” Coach Hedge belched. He’d already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He would’ve eaten the silverware, except Piper had slapped his hand. “Climb the mountain,” Hedge said. “Kill everything except Piper’s dad. Leave.” “Thank you General Eisenhower,” Jason grumbles. Rick Riordan
dad tears world
Monsters,' her dad said, a tear tracing his cheek. 'I live in a world of monsters. Rick Riordan
dad osiris needs
What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me? Rick Riordan
dad magic said
I held out my dad’s magic box and let it o, sure it would smash to the floor. Instead, the box disappeared. “Cool,” I said. “Sure you I can get it back?” “No,” Bast said. “Now come on! Rick Riordan
dad coffee scare
Amos sipped his coffee. The faraway look on his face reminded me of my dad. “I don’t want to scare you.” “Too late. Rick Riordan
dad cat rivers
Carter pulled out several lengths of brown twine, a small ebony cat statue, and a thick roll of paper. No, not paper. Papyrus. I remember Dad explaining how the Egyptians made it from a river plant because they never invented paper. The stuff was so thick and rough, it made me wonder if the poor Egyptians had had to use toilet papyrus. If so, no wonder they walked sideways. Rick Riordan
dad two world
Now, now," Bast said. "It's not so bad." "Right," I said. "We're stuck in Washington, D.C. We have two days to make it to Arizona and stop a god we don't know how to stop. And if we can't, we'll never see our dad or Amos again, and the world might end." "That's the spirit!" Bast said brightly. "Now, let's have a picnic. Rick Riordan