Quotes about dad
dad hats gone
Teddy said it was a hat, So I put it on. Now dad is saying, "where the heck's the toilet plunger gone? Shel Silverstein
dad mountain taught
My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. Natalie Massenet
dad doctors mad
My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again. Natalie Portman
dad adventure careers
My dad is the type of person that says yes to life, and to the adventures it throws at you. Because of that, he never forced me into a particular career, or had wild expectations for me; his concern was simply that I was fulfilled and happy. MyAnna Buring
dad awards attention
Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me. Tatum O'Neal
dad struggle class
Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That's me and my dad and my family. Tavis Smiley
dad decision levels
My dad was always my manager as far as I was concerned, even when I had another manager. At times he let me go with someone else who he thought could take me to another level when he couldn't, and he was right. But they were in it for another reason. He was in it because he wanted to see me succeed no matter what, and he made decisions based on being a dad as opposed to a manager. Tanya Tucker
dad granted grew
Both Mum and Dad were converts to Catholicism, and normally if you convert to Catholicism you have thought about it more than someone who just grew up with it, taking it for granted Tony Abbott
dad body relief
From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone. Simone Elkeles
dad age
Get a grip, Dad. I'm not going to do anything you wouldn't do at my age.' He stands up and says, 'That's it. You're canceling this date. Simone Elkeles
daddy tango horizontal
Daddy, What's the horizontal tango? Simone Elkeles
dad parent beloved
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent. Simone Elkeles
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 children father
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. Tony Dungy
dad son seven-years
When you say you're doing an opera, it's like when you're a seven-year-old and say, 'I'm off to Washington, Dad.' You kind of go, 'Sure. Sure you are, son.' Tom Waits
dad firsts my-dad
My dad took me to my first movie. Steven Spielberg
dad lying kids
My dad took me out to see a meteor shower when I was a little kid, and it was scary for me because he woke me up in the middle of the night. My heart was beating; I didn't know what he wanted to do. He wouldn't tell me, and he put me in the car and we went off, and I saw all these people lying on blankets, looking up at the sky. Steven Spielberg
dad growing-up together
I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working. Steven Spielberg
dad determined building
I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry. Steven Gerrard
dad moving kids
A mate owned a Bryan Robson top. We were kicking about, and I asked if I could be Robbo for a while. My dad looked out and went ballistic. He wasn’t having his kid dragging the Gerrard name through the gutter. I thought we’d have to move! Steven Gerrard
dad drinking wine
The kids accepted my drinking as a part of life. Not a particularly pernicious part. I didn't beat up on them. Basically I don't think I was so different from a lot of dads who have three or four martinis when they get in from work, wine with dinner and so on. Stephen King
dad believe thinking
I think my dad [ Stephen Hawking] would have been pleased if I had turned out a scientist because he truly believes that is the most interesting career open to anyone. But he also believes that you have to follow your own path in life and so he certainly wasn't going to push me toward theoretical physics when it didn't look like I was going in that direction naturally. Stephen Hawking
dad live-life passion
My dad has an incredible passion for living life, and hes really, really funny, so he definitely encourages me to enjoy all aspects of life. Hes very proud of me and definitely encourages my career path, and we have a good time talking about work. Spencer Grammer
dad son thinking
I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad. Simon Cowell
dad hard-work advice
My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. Simon Cowell
dad business thinking
On one level, going bust didn't bother me. It was the 80s, and there wasn't the stigma about bankruptcy that you might think. My mates weren't bothered. My dad was in business.. he knew that it happened, too. He loaned me the money to bail me out, and I got a loan from the bank to pay him back. Simon Cowell
dad people important
My dad did teach me a very important lesson about people when he explained to me that everybody around you will have an invisible sign on their head, which says, "Make me feel important." Simon Cowell
dad taken kids
I have very good advice to give to kids this age, which is, you shouldn't listen to your mum or dad and you just have to work it out for yourself. And the reason I've taken the age range down this year, and I never would have done it 10 years ago, is what I've seen with the success of Willow Smith. You don't have to be so cutesy anymore. Simon Cowell
dad cheer writing
Dad and I did not care at all for your story in The New Yorker … [I]t does seem, dear, that this gloomy kind of story is what all you young people think about these days. Why don't you write something to cheer people up? Shirley Jackson
dad want
I don't want to be an old dad. Shemar Moore
dad littles faces
My dad got me a huge board when I was little. He loves to surf. He suited me up and sent me out on this huge wave. I went under, and when I came out and the board hit me in the face. So I said, I never wanted to do this again. I stayed away until I was 13. Shaun White