Dad Quotes
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My mom lost her dad at a very young age, and has this sort of belief system of, you know, "If there's something that you want to do, if there's something that means a lot to you, do it now."
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I was lucky enough to watch my son hit a grand slam at sports camp, and that was great. Yes, I may miss some things, but honestly, I think I get to see more than a dad who works a daily 9 to 5.
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My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.
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My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don't believe what people say, believe what they do.
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Religion and anger has gone together a lot, historically. My father, being very religious and angry, was trying to reconcile the ideas of love and forgiveness with damage in his own heart. We historically create God in the image of someone who will redeem us, or someone who has damaged us. A lot of my imaginations of God was a projection of my own damage because of my father. God is good but he has a lot of expectations, of which I have failed -- just like my dad. But I don't think it's truthful to create God as a projection of either our damage or our altruism.
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I lost my dad. He lost his tomorrows and I lost all the tomorrows with him. You could say that now, I appreciate them when they come. Now, I want to make them the best they can possibly be.
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And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.
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My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.
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I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.
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My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'
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My Dad wanted me to be able to play with him and my brothers. I was the only girl!
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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.
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I lived with my mom in Hawaii until I pissed her off. And then I came to live with my dad and pissed him off. He made me hustle, and claw, and fight. That's all stuff you want. You want that drive.
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I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
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What I respect about my dad is he comes forth, and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person. I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.
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Here you go, son, here's a jersey from the guy who just homered off your dad.
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I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.
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And the odd think in Dad's voice was the sound truth makes being said.
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I'm from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.
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I went to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania like my dad did. I even gave the graduation speech at Wharton, which is what my dad did. I wrote the speech.
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It was actually what my dad did and with the Muppets, the years with the Muppets, it was really all targeted to adults. It was in a time when everything had to be safe for the whole family. But he was targeting adults.
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"Sesame Street" was really the first kid's show that my dad did. He did a couple of TV specials that were targeted for kids before "Sesame Street," but really, it was, it's kind of going back to our roots, when we start to get adult. This show gets very adult sometimes, and that's because of the audience.
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But for fatherhood advice, try to look your child in the eye.... Get to know their name; that becomes important when you want something. And remember to feed them. That's about all you need.
