Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Lambert

I know Spanish pretty well. I'm half-Puerto Rican - my mom is from Puerto Rico - so I have a lot of family there, and my mom's first language is Spanish. But growing up in the States, and with my dad being from the States, I'm kind of just like this white kid.

Margo Lanagan

I'm a very promiscuous reader. My dad's a big science fiction fan, so I'd read 'Dune,' and 'Watership Down' and 'The Lord Of The Rings.'

Paul Rodriguez

I'm a real shy guy. I don't really talk at all. My dad is the opposite, ... I see how he handles himself with fans, so I just kind of subconsciously took notes. Sometimes I see myself, and I'm like 'Whoa, this is how my dad acts.'

Lisa Presley

If people are expecting me to be like my dad they're going to be disappointed. I'm nothing like him. I'm in a completely different category.

Kasey Chambers

I only heard what Dad was listening to at the time, ... Lucky he had good taste.

Mamie Gummer

I like the Dodgers because my dad does - wait, no, not the Dodgers. Strike me down! The Yankees. I like the Yankees.

Eric Clapton

I like her music. I think it's good. And well, I think she's pretty ... even though she's older than my mom and dad. And gosh, my dad is like 30.

I like it because my mom and dad can see it back home.

I just want to thank Lori. Our whole family revolves around my dad. Now that he's well, my whole family is going to be stronger. And a lot happier.

I just want to see my dad again. You kind of feel helpless.

Mehcad Brooks

I'm from Texas, and my dad was from West Texas. As I was growing up, he'd tell me about the Miners and then he'd say that it just shows that you can do anything if you try hard enough.

Julianne Moore

I moved frequently because my dad was in the army, so I was always new in school. I think if you've ever done that, you know what it means to not matter in a room. I think it's a good experience for everyone to have, to feel like they're not noticed, because it teaches you to be empathetic.

Gia Coppola

If I were to save one possession in a fire, it would have to be my dad's camera, an old, broken Nikon. I always keep it with me - his personal things mean a lot.

Bill Bryson

I grew up in Des Moines. My dad had a house full of books, things like P.G. Wodehouse books and 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte.

Scott Michael Foster

I grew up in Dallas, and my dad works for IBM, so I grew up in the environment of Silicon Prairie.

Joe Cocker

I never picked up a guitar as a kid, partly because my dad didn't want the noise in our little back-to-back in Sheffield.

Dhani Harrison

I never really saw my dad around when the Iron Maiden and the AC/DC were playing. But he knew what I was doing. I was just absorbing music. So he just kind of left me to my own devices.

It knocked the mirror off the wall in the living room. My dad had been working on the room for two years, and he finally got it done this week. But he had fretted about that tree, because it curved over the house, and it had been pulled out of its roots by the hurricanes.

Jeb Bush

It's hard to be a son of a candidate. It's hard to be a brother of a candidate. I think it may be the hardest thing to be the dad of the candidate.

It was kind of weird. He told my dad about it and he told me. I was sending out the resumes and this opened up in late July.

It was the first time for some dads to talk about their issues.

It was rough, I moved around a lot so I never really made that many friends, but my dad always made sure he had me on a Pop Warner team, that was really good for me

Michael Douglas

It was a very different type of persona than Dad is normally known for,

Ernie Els

It's awfully difficult. I know that Tiger's dad is pretty sick. Obviously, they are very close, and there's no secret about that. You know, I hope (Earl Woods) pulls through it. It must be very tough.

Laila Ali

It is painful for me because I would love to sit down and talk to my dad about the way he used to be when he was my age, when he was in his prime, because we are so much alike,

It's a dream come true from a dad's standpoint. Every dad wants this for their son.

It's going to be hard to let him go. You get used to the hard work all the stuff he does. His dad took him to everything when he was young and now he's going for a second state title.

James McCartney

It's hard to live up to The Beatles. When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly.

It's been a long year, and I just want to dedicate this win to my dad, ... You can't end a season any better than winning this.

It's because as long as I can remember I have always looked up to my dad.

It's great to see my dad honored. In every way, he's a really, really great teacher.

It's really interesting what Freddie said at press tour (this summer), ... Desi (Arnaz) unlocked the door, his dad opened it and George kicked it down. Now, I guess, we just have to widen the doorway.

It's always been a mommy and daddy store, ... and it will be as long as I can get up.