Famous Quotes & Sayings

Eleanor Mondale

I wanted to be an actress. I think it had a lot to do with being a kid and watching how every time my dad would stand up to talk people would applaud... that was pretty cool.

Eleanor Mondale

When you're nearing 35, going, 'Hey Dad, I can't make these payments,' just isn't cool.

Edward Abbey

To the question: Wilderness, who needs it? Doc would say: Because we like the taste of freedom, comrades. Because we like the smell of danger. But, thought Hayduke, what about the smell of fear, Dad?

Bart Starr

My dad never pushed me but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me.

Ed Miliband

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.

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.

Domhnall Gleeson

I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.

Dominic West

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

David Bowie

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!

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.

Jack Bruce

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

She couldn't stand it after Dad died. They were made for each other.

She didn't tell Dad about it until she had done it. She felt it was her duty, and she did it.

She had no gun, no weapon, she didn't threaten to shoot you or your dad,

She and my dad were great gardeners. They always had gardens. It was fantastic.

Since I've been here a long time, I forget. I can speak it, but sometimes I have to go to my mom and dad for a word.

Cameron Crowe

She loves Susan Sarandon and I know my dad (would have loved) being married to Susan Sarandon, ... Susan said she learned more about how to play the part from talking to my mom than to me.

Mom was the planner. She said, 'We're going to do this, we're going to do that,' and my dad would go along.

Kurt Cobain

Mom hates dad, Dad hates mom, it all makes you feel so sad.

Joey Cheek

Mom and Dad went there and maybe donated a building.

Mom and Dad liked it. I think his family really liked the area.

Jackie Jensen

MOM AND DAD didn't have any injuries from the fire, not even any smoke inhalation.

Tony Esposito

Now that I'm here, Montreal is only two hours away and my dad and my mom are always down here to see me,

Nothing in Dad is mass-produced. I think everything he does, he does because he loves the individual people of the church.

August Wilson

Many is the time I looked at my daddy and seen him staring off at his hands. I got a little older I know what he was thinking. He sitting there saying, "I got these big old hands but what I'm gonna do with them?

Scott Peterson was Laci's husband, Conner's daddy -- the one person that should have protected them.

So Mama would have to sneak out and meet Daddy and go jitterbugging.

She wants to prove to herself, her dad and Patrick that she is going to take her life in her hands and not do things so safely. So they fall into bed! But then they slow down and talk about it, and it doesn't go as far as he was hoping it would.

She was like the hub of our family. When my dad left us, she kept us together no matter what.

She was enjoying being with Charles. There was nothing relevant to her other than Charles. It's like a little kid being overwhelmed by daddy putting a hand around you.

She's been home-schooled all of her, life, but she's been a road-racer with her dad. She stepped up (at the New Albany Classic).

Jason Ritter

I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I am proud of you.'

When your dad is running around in jeans and a T-shirt, you want to look different.