Dad Quotes
-
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.
-
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.
-
And the odd think in Dad's voice was the sound truth makes being said.
-
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.
-
I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
-
I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.
-
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 my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that's happening to me. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad!
-
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.
-
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.
-
Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state.
-
My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'
-
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
-
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.
-
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.
-
We read about secret lives that people have on the Internet, or alternate lives of a serial killer where the whole family didn't know that their dad or their brother or their child was that. There are all the things in our heart that no one really knows, and I thought that that was interesting territory to explore.
-
I love all my fam. I have quite possibly the best dad, mom, and sister in the world.
-
Dad nods, looks me dead in the eyes; slowly and regretfully, he banishes all the smiling and joking from his face, and for once he's just my dad, watching his son who has fallen so low.
-
Here you go, son, here's a jersey from the guy who just homered off your dad.
-
My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.
-
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.
-
Which brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it.
-
I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.
-
It's really great to do one piece, "I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face," my dad developed in 1956, when he was 20 years old, and it's great to do that piece again now and see that it still really works as well as it ever did.
-
"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.
