My Dad Quotes

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My dad was an architect, and he wasn't a rich guy, but in our little world in Philadelphia, he was famous. He loved to see… — Kevin Bacon
My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly. — Joan Baez
I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said… — Eric Bana
When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and he… — Roseanne Barr
I'm the whitest guy you will ever meet. The first time I saw an African-American, my dad had to tell me to stop staring. — Glenn Beck
There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't… — Adele
My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.' — Joe Biden
My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke… — Kathryn Bigelow
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was… — Tony Blair
My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would… — Sara Blakely
My mother taught public school, went to Harvard and then got her master's there and taught fifth and sixth grade in a public school. My… — Ben Affleck
My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to Army patch wherever that was.… — James Blunt
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts.… — John Boehner
My dad and my uncles owned a bar outside of Cincinnati. I worked there growing up, mopping floors, waiting tables. — John Boehner
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today. — Bono
I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of… — David Bowie
And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm… — David Bowie
We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the… — Tom Brady
I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom have a rough time with… — Christina Aguilera
My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that. — Jo Brand

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