Dad Quotes

I had this duality growing up with my dad being a strict Catholic and his brother being a priest and my mother finding God in nature, so I've taken a little from both [traditions].

I just heard George W. Bush's new plan for airline security. From here on out, every plane will now have its own hockey dad.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

Look right at it. Know you can." Dad said. "Look right at that fear. Fear is the biggest bullshitter.

I'm a middle-aged dad, which means I have no social time or life to speak of, and so I connect with my buddies with my Xbox.

It's a different story because guess what, the kid is only 28 years old, 28. He's not his dad, not his grandpa. He's 28 years old.

He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's just a great guy.

Juno MacGuff: [yelling through the house] Dad? Mac MacGuff: What? Juno MacGuff: Either I just peed my pants or um... Mac MacGuff: *Or*...? Juno MacGuff: THUNDERCATS ARE GO!

Roger speaking to Brianna: It's too important. You don't forget having a dad." You do remember your father?" No. I remember yours.

I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.

I have 52 first cousins. My mom and dad were the only two to move to North America, so I've got deep family there, but I'm a California kid.

Being a husband and a dad is my inspiration.

It's around midnight. After I left Dad, my choice was to either become very drunk or write this. I chose to write this. It felt kind of now-or-never for me.

My daddy was the type that if you asked him, "Dad, am I going to get off punishment soon?" - he would extend it. It was like jail.

Dad is always hiding in his book.

My life is nothing like the Daddy Day Care life. Me around the house is nothing like the Daddy Day Care dad.

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

Adjusted for inflation, somebody going to college today to a state university, is paying about 300 percent of what her mom or dad did just 30 years ago.

Heart Breaking, I think that if Dad, staring down the sight of a 10mm, would only tell me he loves me, I could easily change my mind... ...but he won't.

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work.

I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.'

When you're shooting a film, you really don't get to be a dad, and you don't really get to be a husband. You don't really exist at all. But I do drag my family with me on location whenever I can.

I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.

Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm.

A sweet thing, for whatever time, to revisit in dreams the dear dad we have lost.

I may not be the best dad but I taught my son how to get free samples at the mall.

Normally I play dads, good guys, and little animals.

If you are young child and you've lost mother and dad to AIDS and rich nations sit on the sidelines not caring, you will become a frustrated person and a hopeless person.

I've got a dad who jumps out of an airplane.

Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state.

I'm a little of everything, a concerned dad, faith-based guy, businessman, entertainer and journalist. I don't have formal training as a journalist, but I think that works to my advantage.

I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime.

My mother and dad played the fiddle and the guitar.

[My kids] don't need to cook to keep me happy. It's my job as dad to create opportunities so that they can find their passion. Forget about money, find what you really want to do with your life.

My dads great. Hes an amazing artist. A sculptor. Hes wonderful and supportive. I love going to museums with him - we talk about... everything.

Dads are the leaders in their homes, and our kids need leaders.

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School.

It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there.

I ask for a lot of advice from different fathers - all kinds of dads.

Henry: Well I'm sorry about your head though, but I thought you were one of them. Indiana: Dad, they come in through the doors.

I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London.

According to his dad's journal, vampires had been through some of the worst epidemics in history. And apparently, during the days of the Black Plague, their biggest complaint had been rotten "food".

We under no circumstances know the appreciate of your parent till we develop into dad and mom ourselves.

If I were a dad, I'd have my kids watch 'I Love Lucy' and 'The Honeymooners.'

Your marriage goes to a whole new level. You not only fall in love with your wife in a new way, but you're forced to pull together. You have to become a united front.

My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad.

Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.

You saved Dad's life. If anyone's got the right to eavesdrop on him, it's you.