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title: "8 Growing Dad Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/when-you-re-growing-up-your-dad-is-your-superhero-once-you-ve-let/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/jay-z-713_dad_when-you-re-growing-up-your-dad-is-your_71058.jpg)

> [When I was growing up, my dad was away a lot. He did a lot of work in crisis zones, places like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-alwyn/when-i-was-growing-up-my-dad-was-away-a-lot-he-did-a-lot-of-work-in/)

[Joe Alwyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-alwyn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/joe-alwyn-40569_crisis_when-i-was-growing-up-my-dad-was-away-a_271284.jpg)

> [I was born when my dad was 50... It's weird growing up with a dad that much older than you. We'd go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gulman/i-was-born-when-my-dad-was-50-it-s-weird-growing-up-with-a-dad-that/)

[Gary Gulman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gulman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/gary-gulman-14523_born_i-was-born-when-my-dad-was-50-it-s-weird_653766.jpg)

> [Growing up, my dad wore Terre D'Hermes Parfum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-fineman/growing-up-my-dad-wore-terre-d-hermes-parfum/)

[Chloe Fineman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-fineman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/chloe-fineman-9900_dad_growing-up-my-dad-wore-terre-d-hermes-pa_889805.jpg)

> [Growing up, my dad would be gone a lot. But I knew what he was doing, and I wanted to one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-orton/growing-up-my-dad-would-be-gone-a-lot-but-i-knew-what-he-was-doing/)

[Randy Orton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-orton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/randy-orton-2629_business_growing-up-my-dad-would-be-gone-a-lot-bu_1207013.png)

> [Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-b-vance/growing-up-my-dad-and-my-mom-were-there-for-my-sister-and-i/)

[Courtney B. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-b-vance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/courtney-b-vance-18530_dad_growing-up-my-dad-and-my-mom-were-there_1865927.jpg)

> [Growing up, my dad was the ultimate person for open-mindedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-woodward/growing-up-my-dad-was-the-ultimate-person-for-open-mindedness/)

[Ella Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ella-woodward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/ella-woodward-5464_dad_growing-up-my-dad-was-the-ultimate-perso_2425064.jpg)

> [Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-max/growing-up-my-dad-took-me-to-the-opera/)

[Ava Max](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-max/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcc/ava-max-11389_dad_growing-up-my-dad-took-me-to-the-opera-3_3091113.jpg)

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