Famous Quotes & Sayings

Buster Keaton

The funny thing about our act is that dad gets the worst of it, although I'm the one who apparently receives the bruises . . . the secret is in landing limp and breaking the fall with a foot or a hand. It's a knack. I started so young that landing right is second nature with me. Several times I'd have been killed if I hadn't been able to land like a cat. Imitators of our act don't last long, because they can't stand the treatment.

Catherine Opie

My dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.

Al Yankovic

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

Khloe Kardashian

I would say the dumbest thing I have heard is that my dad isn't my real dad.

KaDee Strickland

My father's name is Dee, so when I was born they named me Katherine Dee and they took the K from Katherine and put it with his name, sort of to give me my dad's namesake. But it's hysterical how often it gets misspelled. I used to be like, 'No one capitalizes my D!'

Juan Pablo Galavis

I would want to know if, at 15, if my daughter loves me the way she does right now. And if she's proud of me, just because I want to be a good example for her, and seeing her grow and how much she loves Daddy saying 'Daddy, te quiero mucho,' which means 'I like you a lot,' those are the things that melt my heart.

Jamie Redknapp

I'm looking out for myself, but I'm looking out for my dad, too.

Jamie Redknapp

I know I'm 25 now, but there's still that little lad inside me who likes his dad there to see him.

Janet Jackson

My dad taught us that there's no greater distance than that between first and second place.

Miley Cyrus

Dad always says that I could sing before I could talk

Dana Carvey

I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.

Coby Bell

My dad is a singer, so it was always either music or acting with me. All the way up through college I was doing both, and even after college I was in a reggae band. Then the acting really started taking off, so the music had to become a hobby.

I really got to see my dad enjoy every day that he was working. Everybody should be able to have this much fun when they go to work.

Bruce Dickinson

My dad always told me, 'I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner.'

Bill Hader

My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something. I took them to Inside Out, and my voice comes in, and they were like, "Ugh, Dad, what are you doing? Get out of there."

Thomas Gibson

When I'm home, I've got the kind of time that other dads who live there full time don't have. I can go and have lunch with my kids at school and that sort of thing.

Thierry Henry

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football.

Dennis Rodman

It's a different story because guess what, the kid is only 28 years old, 28. He's not his dad, not his grandpa. He's 28 years old.

Dennis Rodman

He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's just a great guy.

Bono

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

Bobby Farrelly

We love the Stooges, and young kids today don't watch them. They think it's their dad's comedy. So we thought we could reintroduce them to a new audience.

We held them and played with them. Somehow they just seemed to know Mom and Dad were here at last. It was just meant to be.

Eleanor Tomlinson

I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. She didn't represent children at the time, but I wouldn't let her leave the house until she agreed. I've always been quite headstrong.

Dominic West

My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.

Dave Mustaine

I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.

Another factor is maybe the wife would want to step off the fast track if the stay-at-home dad dies, ... Obviously that would be a loss of income for her, too. So insurance could help make up the difference.

Jodi Benson

Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, 'How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let's all come up with a solution together.' We work better as a team.

Ever since I was little I wanted to travel, and with my dad being a member of the Rotary, I thought the exchange program was the perfect opportunity.

drew the pistol and shot her dad in the back as he was going down the hallway to the front door.

David Rudisha

I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

Maisie Williams

Before I was born, my mom and my dad, they used to rescue dogs, so at one point, they had 13 dogs. And they were all from different litters. It wasn't like they were bred. They were all from different people. And they were all different ages. When I grew up at my dad's house, I think we had seven at one point.

Roberto Alomar

Everything I learned about the game of baseball, I learned from my dad.

Even though my mom and dad were divorced, she was still there, she was still by his side (in the hospital).