Quotes about dad
dad book years
My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired. Richard Russo
dad men thinking
If you paid me for work," continued Max, whose rhetoric was more sophisticated than you might expect from a man with food in his beard, "I wouldn't have to feel worthless. There's not law says old people have to feel worthless all the while, you know. You paid me, I'd have some dignity." Now it was Mile's turn to nod and smile agreeably. "I think the dignity ship set sail a long time ago, Dad.
dad father ideas
Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea. Rebecca Hall
dad rubbish financial
My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent. Robert Carlyle
dad nuts bigs
My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut. Trey Parker
dad son men
I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it. Tracy Morgan
dad mum strict
I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving. Tori Amos
dad court my-dad
I'm always on the court with my dad. Venus Williams
dad father holiness
My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself. Vera Farmiga
dad integrity believe
I think my dad is this great, wonderful... man with a lot of integrity, who is fighting for things he believes in and is serious in what he wants to see happen and serious in helping people. Vanessa Kerry
dad night talking
I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
dad hitting needs
My dad is my hitting coach. When I need help, I go to him. Robinson Cano
dad scotland poverty
I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous. Robert Redford
dad lazy world
My dad is really just lazy. He has nothing, I feel, to offer this world. Sasha Grey
dad crazy stories
Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you.... Sarah Mlynowski
dad issues dying
I have issues with inheritance tax, particularly coming from a migrant family. My dad has worked incredibly hard all his life, so it seems odd to me that someone who has gone through that experience and has managed to save then gets taxed for dying. Sanjeev Bhaskar
dad ease my-dad
I absolutely love working with my dad because there is such an ease about it, and I also love his company. Samuel West
dad perfect-days comedian
I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv. Will Smith
dad mean son
Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to. Wayne Rooney
dad calling cop
When your dad's a cop, calling 911 is really just like calling Dad at work. Ryan Reynolds
dad children love-is
I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material! Wesley Snipes
dad children world
My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio. W. P. Kinsella
dad son bonus
Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it. Wayne Gretzky
dad newspapers
Dad, as a good American, believed his newspapers. Upton Sinclair
dad kids ugly
I tell ya, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my dad kept the kid's picture that came with the wallet he bought. Rodney Dangerfield
dad likes my-dad
My dad says he likes to bask in my glow. Robert Pattinson
dad writing seven-months
The script changed so much over seven months and just had loads and loads of re-writes. I tried to tailor things to what I was interested in, like the relationship with the dad changed quite a lot because I thought one of the things when you're a young guy one of your biggest fears is this irrational fear of walking in your dad's footsteps and living the same life as him. I thought, even if your dad's a good guy, you just want to assert your independence on everything and it causes these irrational sort of rages.
dad airplane hands
Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick. Wally Schirra
dad matter kidneys
You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what. My dad gave me a freakin' kidney! Sarah Hyland
dad messengers care
Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him. Sarah Dessen
dad your-dad wanted
Eventually, it wasn't even your dad I wanted, just anybody. Anybody at all.
dad people stories
Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it was why she'd pretty much talked nonstop since I'd approached her and asked for a ride. I'd barely had time to explain the situation before she had launched into a dozen stories to illustrate the point that Things Happened But People Were Okay in the End.
dad firsts steps
And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.