Dad Quotes
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Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.
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There'd be days in high school where I thought I played well, my team got the win, and I'd go to the gym still in my uniform, and my dad would say, 'C'mon, let's go. We have more work to do.'
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My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.
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Ever since I knew Dad did pentathlon, I wanted to do it as well. I have seen all his old photos, and he still has his Olympic riding jacket, and that makes this even more special.
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Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61; Rod Stewart was 66; Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too.
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I know people who have literally quit their jobs to spend more time with their children, and I go, 'Wow,' my dad used to go to work at 7 o'clock in the morning and he'd come back at 7:30 and we'd kind of see him walk in and then he'd go upstairs and suddenly he'd be in a T-shirt and grumpy. There wasn't much in the way of conversation that went on.
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When I was 4, my dad let me 'help' him back out of the driveway, but I'm amazing at driving golf carts.
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When I was a kid, my dad used to take me out to the race track, and so many formative experiences have to do with associations like that.
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My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.
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My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.
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When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target.
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As a child, I didn't see my dad that much because he was always working at the restaurant. He became pretty jaded after working at the restaurant for so long.
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My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.
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I vote for whoever will annoy my dad.
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There is no religionin our industry. My dad is a Muslim, my mother is a Hindu and i call myself insaan.
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My dad is an English teacher, and my mom is a textiles artist. My parents made my sisters and me feel that if we wanted to pursue something creative, it could be done. They've always been supportive of everything from the beginning.
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My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'
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My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red.
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I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.
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My dad had a series of heart attacks when I was a little girl, and our world was shaped by these huge, traumatic events.
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I'm a big guy, but I play with a guard mentality. I got that from my dad, and it's always stayed with me.
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At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain drive in me that I can't explain.
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I had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried.
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My dad, who is a heart surgeon, works with many adult patients who did not take good care of their bodies in their formative years. He is able to teach them how to break old eating and exercise habits and reshape their bodies, but not without a great deal of resistance.
