Great Dad Quotes - Page 2

• The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.

  Timothy J. Russert

  Family, Fathers Day, Dad

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• I watched a small man with thick calluses on both hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example.

  Mario Cuomo

  Inspirational, Dad, Hard Work

  1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 16 July 1984, San Francisco, CA

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• Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.

  Anne Geddes

  Relationship, Dad, Father

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• My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

  Beau Bridges

  Boyfriend, Teacher, Dad

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

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• Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe

  Tom Wolfe

  Dad, Children, Father

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• A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Fathers Day, Dad, Men

  FaceBook post by Gabriel García Márquez from Jun 15, 2014

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• Great dad. Yeah, he would ask me for money on birthdays and, you know, inappropriate times. And I just wrote him off like, 'You're not a father.' I just learned you cannot emotionally invest in people who are not attainable.

  Drew Barrymore

  Dad, Father, People

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

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• I try to do everything from the viewpoint of what's best for my kids. I have three kids and two great dads and it's not always easy, but you have to try to be a little selfless and we manage just fine.

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  Dad, Kids, Two

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• Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

  Mary Karr

  Dad, Guy, Pals

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• I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

  Max Lucado

  Mom, Fun, Dad

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• My dad has always been such a great dad, and he's brought so much culture to my life. He dragged me to see every single movie at the cinématheque as a kid. I saw everything from Star Wars to Bergman.

  Julie Delpy

  Stars, Dad, War

  "Julie Delpy's Entropic Vacation". Interview with Drew Fortune, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 9, 2012.

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• I was lucky to have a great dad.

  James McNerney

  Dad, Lucky

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• One of the things I always believed in was my dad came to America and he was a very talented musician, but he couldn't make a living that way so he had to support his family as an auto mechanic which he also loved doing. He was also such a great dad because when I first told him I thought I wanted to go into show business, his response was okay, that's interesting.

  Denis Leary

  Dad, America, Interesting

  "Denis Leary Wants David Bowie & Steven Tyler In ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ Season 2 – Comic Con". Interview with Dominic Patten, deadline.com. July 12, 2015.

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• I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life.

  Graham Yost

  Dad, Great Relationship, Stills

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• My dad was a great dad.

  Bijou Phillips

  Dad, My Dad

  "Teenage flicks" by William Shaw, www.theguardian.com. March 2, 2002.

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• Your kids don’t need more things. They need you. And they want you. The more time that you can spend with them, the more they are going to want to be like you and know the Heavenly Father who made you such a great dad. That’s how you lead your kids to Christ.

  Steve Farrar

  Dad, Father, Kids

  Steve Farrar (2011). “Finishing Strong: Going the Distance for Your Family”, p.53, Multnomah

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• I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.

  Oliver Hudson

  Baby, Dad, Thinking

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

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• If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life.

  Apolo Ohno

  Sports, Dad, Father

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• You know not having my real dad around and having a step dad made me want to be a great dad. So now I have been one for 9 years. And now 3 daughters. So, that is what I am - a dad, first and foremost, before anything else. It's just something that comes natural now.

  Tim McGraw

  Daughter, Mother, Dad

  Interview with David Bruce, www.hollywoodjesus.com. May 28, 2005.

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• As for my personal life, I'd love to start a family of my own. I think I'd make a great dad, and I think shortly I would make a great husband.

  Matthew Perry

  Husband, Dad, Thinking

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• I love being a dad, and I'm a great dad.

  Russell Peters

  Dad, Love Is, Being A Dad

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