Dad Quotes · Page 161

“When my children complain that I'm forgetful, I remind them that DAD is just ADD spelled sideways.”

— Harvey Stanbrough

I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My…

— Julie Bowen

My dad was proud of himself when he farted. He sounds like he's strangling a chicken when he farts.

— Carl Barron

I never go a day without talking to either my mom or dad, and my sister is one of the smartest people…

— J. D. Martinez

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.

— Samuel Johnson

My mom and dad understood that every generation has to earn its freedom over and over again.

— Martin Luther King III

We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'

— Malik Yoba

My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They…

— Riyad Mahrez

Honestly, I didn't like snowboarding when I was a little girl. As I got older, it became something I did with my…

— Chloe Kim

St. Lucia was a place were we used to go on vacation - not every year, but we went there a couple…

— St. Lucia

They made it to the middle class, my dad working as a bartender and my mother as a cashier and a maid.…

— Marco Rubio

It's not a secret family like I have a beautiful, gorgeous wife in Tokyo; I have another mom and dad. I'm the…

— John Hodgman

My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need…

— James Nesbitt

So you're getting squeezed at both sides. You're taking care of your mom and dad and you're still doing caregiving with your…

— Anna Quindlen

If you love your dad, it’s tough when he dies. If you don’t like your dad, it’s tough when he dies. Because…

— Jimmy Iovine

"I hate you." My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me.She really did.…

— Stephen Chbosky

My dad got selected in the Indian Army, but he was not allowed to go, as my grandparents had reservations.

— Sonu Sood

My dad was a big car guy. If you wanted to spend time with my dad, he was working on the car.

— Adam Ferrara

My dad wanted me to have a better life than he had ever had. He wanted us to succeed so badly. And…

— Lewis Hamilton

My dad was an actor, so he would try and put me off and say, 'Come on, you've got to go to…

— Dolly Wells

I remember a trip to Malaysia to visit my dad's family when I was eight. It was Christmas and they roasted a…

— Rachel Khoo

'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock &…

— Bruno Mars

We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad…

— Michelle Obama

I have been called many things in public life, but the cap that best fits is that of the centrist dad.

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

I remember 'Battlestar Galactica' shot at the college that my dad taught at. I remember trying on a Cylon helmet. I think…

— Francis Lawrence

My brother and my dad always used to shave their hair, and I remember thinking, 'Why can't I do the same?'

— Alice Dellal

Bruce Lee took his craft very seriously, just as my dad took his stuff very seriously. I just loved Lee's attitude.

— Jamal Murray

“And my dad, who was somehow still dead, did what he sometimes did―died again, seconds after my waking.”

— Jeannie Vanasco

I'm not really a helicopter dad or tiger dad per se. If anything, I try to not do that, but I get…

— Ken Jeong

I've ridden shopping bikes. My dad held my saddle and pushed me along when I was five. I've had a go on…

— Zoe Ball

My mom raised me on her own, so I decided to take her name 'cause she was my mom and my dad.

— Kaya Scodelario

The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline.

— Lee Westwood

When your dad comes back from a faraway land with bows and arrows and spears wrapped up in a carpet... that's cool.

— Joe Alwyn

I'm from Brooklyn. I grew up very poor- seven people, four rooms. My dad had no education.

— Peter Criss

It's nice when they notice the deep voice from across the house, and they know it's papa. They know it's Dad.

— Matthew McConaughey

I think my mom and dad did a great job with that, because we [with brother] never had any competition in baseball.…

— Bengie Molina

I worked in Dad's stores, moving boxes - I remember quite well one stockroom that was upstairs - sweeping floors, laying tile.…

— S. Robson Walton

The way it worked was my mom came from a musical family, and my dad didn't - he was a pathologist.

— Steve Miller

My dad taught us all a very strong work ethic so I'm constantly thinking, 'When is this going to end? When am…

— Gok Wan

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

— Zosia Mamet