Dad Quotes

I talk to my dad all the time, he's more like my buddy than my father, and he's not happy that I use him in my act. But I tell him, I have to get something out of this.

My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard.

My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.

My dad said, 'In school, be a Catholic. At home, be a Hindu.' So we did both.

My Dad says that we're the meanest to the ones we love because we know they'll still love us.

I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging.

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.

I can't say that I have a biggest inspiration because I look at all positive inspirations. My mom, my dad and my coach, too, inspire me. No one is bigger. I just use it all and take it and use it.

I think you’re possessed.” “Old news.” “Huh. Anyone I know?” “My dad. It’s a family issue I’m working on.

My mom moved up north to make more money to support the family, and I was left with my dad and I was just bounced around from one family to another.

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members can suggest names they want to add on.

I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.

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

I've always been aggressive and an underdog, and my dad was worried that I would always be that: constantly seeking inspiration from negativity.

My dad was old school Jewish. Not do your taxes Jewish - steal your car Jewish.

I wanted to be an actor my whole young life. My dad was an actor, obviously - he won an Academy Award, but I had no idea what was involved. I had all the wrong ideas about acting.

Growing up working with my dad, I really had no interest in doing the actual work, so I was always like drawing on the wood, doing stuff like that. It just has a real hands-on approach.

Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'

My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My first exposure to music was listening to jazz records.

My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship was built. When I came around, I was constantly exposed to music.

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.

My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.

I don't know much about only children. I was the middle one of three, and if ever I was alone with mum and dad, it was a rare moment.

My parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite 80's driven, so I was always surrounded by music growing up.

My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted to play different music. He wanted to sing about peace. He believed in these things.

My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials.

I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.

You guys looking for my dad? People are always, like, looking for him, and he's never around. Daddy is so not here. And I mean that literally and spiritually.

I am self taught. My dad threw me in with a drum set at the age of four and I figured it out!

My dad taught me not to overplay, to think about my parts when I play, even in a live situation.

I learned how to play the music working with my dad. Because in the beginning I was super excited, I had this gig, I was a kid, I got cocky and didn't want to take lessons.

I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.

My dad used to call me 'the human pretzel' because I was able to bend my body, and because my legs are very long.

For my last meal I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

My dad was one of those dads that would make me stop crying by threatening to beat me.

While everyone else was saying Trick or Treat my dad was telling us to say Triki Tras.

I caught the acting bug from my dad.

I'll back up anything my dad says.

I guess we were kinda poor when we were kids, but we didn't know it. That's because my dad always refused to let us look at the family's financial records.

When my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good.

I can't go to sleep unless I've watched at least two episodes of American Dad on Hulu or iTunes. It just feels familiar. It's like a lullaby.

People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it

When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed from anything to do with show business - my dad built our house and my mom grew our food.

I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur to me that he would become the gist for cartoonists.

I come from a different generation from my Dad.

1992 was the worst year of my life, to watch my dad lose. It was a painful experience. Yet when I became president, it was so much easier to be president.

It was much easier for me to endure the belittling than it was to watch my dad get belittled.