Famous Quotes & Sayings

Octavia Butler

Dad decided not to vote for Donner after all. He didn't vote for anyone. He said politicians turned his stomach.

Emilio Estevez

You don’t choose a life, dad. You live one.

Dean Karnazes

Yes, my dad's a marathoner. He used to do sprint distances and then started marathoning. My mom is an endurance animal. She does three-day events like the Susan G. Komen three-day walk.

Adrian Peterson

My dad would always tell me, 'When you meet a man, look him in his eye and shake his hand,' and that's just something I've been doing for a long time.

P. J. O'Rourke

The only advantage to being a middle-aged man is that when you put on a jacket and tie, you're the Scary Dad. Never mind that no one has had an actually scary dad since 1966. The visceral fear remains.

Seth Numrich

Theatre has been a part of my life since before I can remember - my dad is also an actor and a director and a storyteller who lives and works in the Twin Cities; my mom is a nurse practitioner, but she also grew up doing theatre - so, it has always been a part of my experience.

There was a respect between my dad and mom.

The thing I remember about my dad was everybody wanted to play for him. It's the same way now.

Nancy Sinatra

Once I had my first hit, Dad started to introduce himself as Nancy Sinatra?s father!

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 my passion. My dad taught me how to do it in the seventh grade and it's something I just love to do.

Dad yelled pretty loud at halftime. It was intense.

Jamie Kennedy

Dad was the one that went further, he didn't make the Olympic team, but I think he was trying out for it.

Dad wasn't a one-hit wonder, but he never had another moment like that.

Dad wasn't a daredevil, but he lived his life to the fullest.

Tony Scott

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man. Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. She ran the roost with a steel fist, but at the same time there was respect and love for her.

Judy Woodruff

Dad was also a deeply unabashedly religious man.

Dad tends to be more low maintenance than Mom,

Henry Garza

Dad started playing when he was 8. I've been playing since I was 4 years old and started writing songs when I was about 5. Same thing with Jojo. He was 5 or 6 when he picked up the guitar.

Courtney Barnett

Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute.

Dad recognized the early signs of hypothermia and told him to get out.

Dad never talked about Wyoming much and I so wish he had talked to me about it more.

Tommy Bowden

Dad is 76. He takes naps during the game, so he might miss something.

Ridley Scott

Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing.

Dad endorsed my learning to fly so he would have a live-in pilot, one he could get in touch with at any time.

Jack Carter

Dad didn't tell me anything that he didn't tell Wolf Blitzer, or wherever it was on the news. He's been pretty open about what he said and didn't tell me anything special.

Dad and I work pretty close. He has a good judge of character. I don't think he's been disappointed many times.

Vance Law

Dad always says, 'The Yankees got all the records and we got the rings,'

The new version is slimmer, sleeker and definitely very popular for Dad.