Dad Quotes - Page 37

• My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.

  Arabella Weir

  America, Cairo, Diplomats

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• I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'

  Lauren London

  Girl, Summer, Mom

  "Lauren London Exclusive Interview: ‘Under My Skin” (Part 2)". Interview with Kathleen Cross, kathleencross.com. June 2, 2011.

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• My family, theyre story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we werent allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.

  Meg Cabot

  Mom, Italian, Watches

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• I had Halloween parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.

  Bat for Lashes

  Halloween, Party, Years

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• My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.

  Linda Sue Park

  Children, Years, Dollars

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• My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.

  Nico

  Italian, Half, Combination

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• My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preachers Kids. Be afraid.

  Libba Bray

  Kids, Ministers, Preacher

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• Two weeks after having Bandit I was in a recording studio. I hadnt yet really fully understood what being a dad was and, man, I was exhausted. But she is 17 months now. Shes running, shes been running for a long time. Shes inspired me a great deal for the record. She even goes Wow Daddy! when I play to her.

  Gerard Way

  Running, Men, Play

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• I gotta be honest with you. Im kind of jealous of the way my dad gets to talk to my mom sometimes. Where are all those old-school women you can just take your day out on? When did they stop making those angels?

  Bill Burr

  Mom, Jealous, School

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• My dad named me after Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who attacked Rome. But nobody knows about him.

  Hannibal Buress

  Rome, Barca, Nobody Knows

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Thinking, Ideas, Way

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• I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.

  Steven Gerrard

  Determined, Building, Footballer

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My dad is an unbelievable entrepreneur who balanced his life as a father and a president of two very successful companies.

  Rachel Zoe

  Father, Successful, Two

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• My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

  Bill Huizenga

  Cities, Political, Grew Up

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• Kids need a mom and a dad, and people understand that. Marriage between a mom and a dad is most important for kids.

  Tim Huelskamp

  Mom, Kids, People

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• I had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried.

  Mark Ronson

  Childhood, Splits, Mum

  "Mark Ronson: My family values" by Nick McGrath, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011.

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• My mother taught me to focus on being myself and not to worry what other people think about you. I know that as long as I'm a good person I'll stay on the right path. From my dad I learned that when someone tells you “No” it's only the beginning of a conversation. They both have always let me know that I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't give up. They are the most important role models in my life because they are exactly who I want to be when I grow up. They are supportive and understanding and I try every day to remember what they've taught me.

  Lauren Conrad

  Mother, Giving Up, Growing Up

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• My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'

  Russell Wilson

  Morning, Balls, Used

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• I ended up getting drafted by the Colorado Rockies on June 8, 2010 and the next day, my dad passed away, in June 9, 2010. So I'm at the biggest high of my life on June 8th. And the next day, June 9th, he's gone.

  Russell Wilson

  June, Next Day, Colorado

  "CNN Newsroom" with Fredricka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. January 11, 2014.

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• I'm sitting in the drive-through and I've got my three girls in the back and this station comes on and it's playing “Jailhouse Rock,” the original version, and my girls are jumping up and down, going nuts. I'm looking around at them and they've heard Dad's music all the time and I don't see that out of them.

  Garth Brooks

  Girl, Nuts, Jumping

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• I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.

  Bobby Bowden

  Mom, Home, Godly

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• I'm passionately opposed to the nuclear family, with its mom and dad and their 2.4 children. I think it's the most neurotic life-style ever developed.

  Germaine Greer

  Mom, Children, Thinking

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• I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Nba, Careers

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• I had always sung in my dad's shop. I worked there after school, and I'd be singing along with the top-40 records of the day.

  Neil Diamond

  School, Singing, Records

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• My mom is very good at being passive-aggressive, and my Dad is a total wiseass, so I think the mixture of the two of them is my comedy. But, I am definitely the first comedian in my family.

  Amy Schumer

  Mom, Thinking, Two

  Interview with Drew Fortune, www.avclub.com. April 26, 2012.

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