Dad Quotes · Page 139

“What can we do to help Grandpa?" The dad's tears dry on the boy's sweatshirt. "We can walk down the road with…

— Fredrik Backman

Dad was very into electronics, robotics and computers, so I was interested in what he was doing.

— Rhianna Pratchett

I'm living in the heart of gun culture, but I'm not a gun guy. I didn't grow up with them; I was…

— Jonathan Gottschall

My dad was a musician, and that was his first love, and I think probably, to be really honest, it was my…

— Kim Basinger

I had a great teacher in my brother and my dad, and to be able to follow Kurt's footsteps has helped out…

— Kyle Busch

Direct sales offers the education my rich dad taught: build your own network rather than working for a network.

— Robert Kiyosaki

Dad's easy to get along with. He always has suggestions, and I'm more than happy to be guided by him.

— Bobby Deol

My dad was 32 in college, and my brother wore 32 in college. So I'm just going to stick with it.

— Blake Griffin

We grew up creating this whole world view for ourselves because it's not there in the culture. What am I? And I…

— Kate Bornstein

Dad was a difference maker. He reached out to people. He took them by the awe and wonder we feel over the…

— Nick Sagan

My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a…

— Bruno Mars

I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'You're gonna…

— Brea Grant

If you paid me for work," continued Max, whose rhetoric was more sophisticated than you might expect from a man with food…

— Richard Russo

And it was a whole lot of fun, and in many ways, what we've done with the show is just taken that…

— Brian Henson

Dad, I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

I was going to move to New York after college and had no interest in pilot season. I'd seen what happened on…

— Troian Bellisario

My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.'

— Domhnall Gleeson

We tell ourselves that God is dead, when what we mean is that God is Dad, and we wish him dead.

— A. N. Wilson

My dad's Irish, so I was visiting Ireland a lot as a kid, so it's not totally foreign to me.

— Katherine Ryan

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they…

— Tina Yothers

My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My…

— Al Franken

My dad used to take me to training in bangers, and we used to push the car. He would do whatever it…

— Wilfried Zaha

My dad plays every point with me. He sees the game so well, and knows exactly what to say to make me…

— Sofia Kenin

My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all…

— Mickey Spillane

Dad says do whatever your heart says is right, and I am following this in my career. I feel lucky that he…

— Bobby Deol

Everything that I've done in my life is always I wanted to be the best in everything I do. I want to…

— A. J. Green

Obviously my dad served in the Korean War. He was a Master Sergeant when he was 18 years old.

— Rex Ryan

My mum was also my coach when I was younger so she taught me a lot, including discipline, generosity and kindness. My…

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

My mum was a bookies' runner at nine years old and my dad's uncles were Peaky Blinders and gangsters.

— Steven Knight

I dreamed about being Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan being my dad at some points, or him helping me play basketball.

— Jonathan Majors

I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.

— Hope Solo

I have so many memories of going fishing and camping as a kid, and my dad had season tickets to watch the…

— J. D. Martinez

My dad was born in 1909, my mother in 1914, I believe. Their life experiences were different than younger parents, so I…

— Joe R. Lansdale

My dad programmed me to be aggressive as a young player. He always told me to go to the rim. Live in…

— RJ Barrett

One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said.…

— Michael Jackson

I've always been interested in Catholic iconography. My dad's from Naples and I was brought up in a Roman Catholic school.

— Robert Del Naja

You don't remember the times your dad held your handle bars. You remember the day he let go.

— Lenore Skenazy

I have a complex heritage: my mom is African American, and my dad is Jewish. Both were activists, and they met during…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Dad, stop trying to talk like my 16 year old friends do. You're 50 years old & look like a jackass.

— Anonymous

I try to be a friend to my boys just the way my dad was with me. Subconsciously that reflects in my…

— Gautham Menon