Dad Quotes - Page 8

• Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

  Mel Torme

  Movie, Uncles, Fans

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• I lost my dad. He lost his tomorrows and I lost all the tomorrows with him. You could say that now, I appreciate them when they come. Now, I want to make them the best they can possibly be.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Appreciate, Want, Tomorrow

  Cecelia Ahern (2009). “The Book of Tomorrow”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• Both Mum and Dad were converts to Catholicism, and normally if you convert to Catholicism you have thought about it more than someone who just grew up with it, taking it for granted.

  Tony Abbott

  Granted, Grew Up, Mum

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

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• At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum .

  Susana Martinez

  Catholic, Church, Bingo

  Susana Martinez RNC speech, www.politico.com. August 29, 2012.

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• Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.

  Tatum O'Neal

  Awards, Attention, Hated

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• My dad would tell me to, 'Play for those who couldn't play.' So my motivation is for people who struggle in life daily.

  Misty May-Treanor

  Motivation, Struggle, Play

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• You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.

  Dusty Baker

  Uncles, Father, Roles

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• I was born with a lot of horsepower. There was a lot cooking inside me, a lot of energy, and Dad was a strong man by will and by intelligence, and the combination of us was almost bound to result in periodic explosions. He and I disagreed politically, very violently, and things would get hectic around the house.

  Richard Boone

  Strong, Men, House

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• It was sort of just a family sport. My mom and dad were pretty keen golfers when I was young and so were my grandparents, and I just sort of tagged along with them.

  Karrie Webb

  Sports, Mom, Grandparent

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• Justin Halpern tosses lightning bolts of laughter out of his pocket like he is shooting dice in a back alley. In one sweep of a paragraph, he ranges from hysterical to disgusting to touching--and does it all seamlessly. Sh*t My Dad Says is a really, really funny book.

  Laurie Notaro

  Laughter, Book, Back Alleys

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• I don't know what I'd have become if I hadn't been a footballer; I wrote down 'dustbin man' on a careers questionnaire at school till my dad made me change it to 'joiner'.

  Alan Shearer

  School, Men, Careers

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• I spend time with my family. I have got two daughters who are too young to know their Dad's a footballer. They just want to play with their Dad. I like to play golf, too, but apart from that, that's me, I'm afraid.

  Alan Shearer

  Daughter, Golf, Play

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• All the records I've put out have had either artwork that I did while I was young or something that my Dad painted.

  Gotye

  Records, Artwork, Young

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• My real name is Mica, spelled with a C. My dad is called Michael. He wanted me to be called Michael but my mother said over her dead body. She wasn't into the whole junior thing.

  Mika

  Mother, Real, Names

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• My dad would always say, "When you look at a photo do you see yourself last?"

  Angela Ahrendts

  Looks, Lasts, My Dad

  Angela Ahrendts' Commencement Address at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, cms.bsu.edu. May 8, 2010.

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• I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.

  Gerry Cooney

  Brother, Home, Opportunity

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

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• Your disrespect for me is apparent. You never respected me when I think about it and you never liked me. But I’m the parent and you’re the child and it is not your job to love me the way I love you. My love for you is unconditional and no matter what you decide in your life I will love you. Doesn’t mean I have to like it, but I will always love you. Love, Dad

  Janet Mock

  Jobs, Children, Love You

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• I didn't really get into golf until I was about 14. My mom and dad were taking lessons from a pro an hour and a half from our farm in Cohuna, Australia. When they got home, I'd ask my mom to explain everything they learned - drills and all.

  Stuart Appleby

  Mom, Home, Golf

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

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• If a cow walked into this room, I'd probably walk out. I could milk it, but my dad never forced me to do a lot of chores like that, mostly because he loved doing it himself.

  Stuart Appleby

  Cows, Rooms, Milk

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

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• 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.

  Eleanor Mondale

  Kids, Thinking, People

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• My dad passed away before my freshman year, and it altered how I thought. I was depressed - I didn't hang out with my friends. I worked through it by dancing.

  Heather Morris

  Years, Dancing, Passed Away

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

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• Dad was just an emotional wreck. He was drinking a lot of the time, he was smoking a lot of pot. And because he takes certain medications, the drinking was making him... you know, he wasn't even present, really.

  Jack Osbourne

  Drinking, Emotional, Smoking

  "Jack Talks About His Addiction and Recovery". MTV.com, February 2003.

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• Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.

  Lara St. John

  Guy, Never Forget, Forget Him

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• Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics.

  Paul Lynde

  Lying, Hate, Grief

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• The only time I ever look good dancing is if I'm next to my dad at a wedding.

  Cat Deeley

  Dancing, Funny Wedding, Next

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