My Daughter Quotes - Page 18

• I am a father. My son's name is Max and my daughter's name is Billie Grace. Twelve years ago Max was born with Down Syndrome. His journey has been complicated by infantile seizures, sleep apnea, dietary challenges and now, puberty!

  John C. McGinley

  Daughter, Mother, Father

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• At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years.

  Paula Cole

  Daughter, Mother, Eight

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• I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter, and able to give people a clean drink of water. I don't want images of starving babies at the breast in my mind. I want that to change. And if I want that, I had better do something about it.

  Emma Thompson

  Daughter, Baby, Helping Others

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• He says, he loves my daughter;
  I think so too; for never gaz'd the moon
  Upon the water, as he'll stand and read,
  As 'twere, my daughter's eyes: and, to be plain,
  I think, there is not half a kiss to choose,
  Who loves another best.

  William Shakespeare

  Daughter, Best Love, Love You

  William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). “The Complete Works of William Shakspeare”, p.290

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• Motherhood was the beginning of my own journey asking the question, 'Why am I here?' I had to stop and think: What am I doing to teach my daughter? What do I believe in?

  Madonna Ciccone

  Daughter, Believe, Motherhood

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• I'm probably the most uncool guy that [my daughters] know-as far as they are concerned anyway-'cause I'm Dad. I mean dads just aren't cool-especially when I dance! They don't want me to dance.

  Tim McGraw

  Fathers Day, Daughter, Dad

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• I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 11 years ago - crawling along, miles under the speed limit, feeling the weight of my daughter's future resting in my hands. I think about the pledge I made to her that day: that I would give her what I never had - that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father. I knew that day that my own life wouldn't count for much unless she had every opportunity in hers.

  Barack Obama

  Daughter, Fathers Day, Dad

  "Obama: 'I have been an imperfect father'" by Barack Obama, www.today.com. May 27, 2010.

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• Many folks have asked me, 'How do you do it and why have you sacrificed so much to do this work?' The answer comes easy. I look at my daughter and find hope in that she is living in a world of struggle, of social and political movement. She and the other five-year-olds will grow up in a more just, more equitable world. She motivates me.

  Lateefah Simon

  Daughter, Growing Up, Struggle

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• Since my daughter is only half-Jewish, could she go in the water up to her knees?

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Daughter, Humor

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• There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, 'O my daughter, there's nothing but water!' Which vexed that Young Person in pink.

  Edward Lear

  Daughter, Water, Drink

  Edward Lear (1994). “Complete Nonsense”, p.98, Wordsworth Editions

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• When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality.

  Frances O'Grady

  Daughter, Mother, Expectations

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• I always have a camera now that I've got a kid, but I don't think I've got one picture of anyone other than my daughter.

  Georgina Chapman

  Daughter, Mother, Kids

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• My daughter, who goes to Stuyvesant High School only blocks from the World Trade Center, thinks we should fly an American flag out our window. Definitely not, I say: The flag stands for jingoism and vengeance and war.

  Katha Pollitt

  Daughter, Block, War

  Katha Pollitt (2007). “Virginity or Death!: And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time”, p.46, Random House

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• ~[My daughter is] very artistic, but she's also a perfectionist. I feel a little bad: That's the part I see in her that's like me - and you don't want them to have that at age 5.~

  Courteney Cox

  Daughter, Parenting, Age

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• ~I'm really clear about my priority in life - it's being a mom ... I love doing films, but I wouldn't like to do that more than I'd like to be my daughter's mother.~

  Teri Hatcher

  Mom, Daughter, Mother

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• ~I've never met a 2-year-old who is terrible. I'm so cool with every stage my daughter goes through. I just think she's amazing. I hope she's not looking at me thinking, Mom, are the terrible 30s coming on with you?~

  Katie Holmes

  Mom, Daughter, Parenting

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• My daughter comes with me everywhere. I don't leave her behind. But it is hard. I mean, I think any working mother will tell you that what kind of falls by the wayside, you know, are the hours of sleep that you wish you had, and all that. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed, but I do sometimes feel like that exorcist lady!

  Kate Beckinsale

  Daughter, Mother, Blessed

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• I said this to my daughter, if you don't practice the guitar, when you get older you wouldn't be able to play it. It's that simple. If you want to play the guitar, you put a half hour in everyday, but you have to do it.

  Woody Allen

  Daughter, Fun, Simple

  "Woody Allen Interview – Vicky Cristina Barcelona". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. August 15, 2008.

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• As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.

  Boris Kodjoe

  Daughter, Mother, Wife

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• But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says, "Your Hero's Photo Here," and, "Your Hero's Story Here."

  Brad Meltzer

  Daughter, Mother, Book

  "Brad Meltzer Talks About His New Heroes For My Daughter". Interview with Rebecca Gruber, www.popsugar.com. April 10, 2012.

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• But the truth is I wanted to have my daughter for so long. It's not the kind of thing you can visit, motherhood. Especially in the early years. Now she's eight, and I'm still not going to go anywhere.

  Helen Hunt

  Daughter, Mother, Eight

  "IW Talks to the Oscar ’13 Nominees: Helen Hunt Discusses Baring All in ‘The Sessions’". Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. February 19, 2013.

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• Family is always first. Even though my kids are older - my son is 25 and my daughter is 21 - I still like to sit down and have dinner with them as much as I can.

  Jaclyn Smith

  Daughter, Mother, Kids

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• As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.

  Brad Meltzer

  Daughter, Mother, Fighting

  "The Top 10 Heroes to Teach Your Daughter How to Fight" by Brad Meltzer, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 16, 2012.

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• Angelina is my daughter and I am always wishing her the best.

  Jon Voight

  Daughter, Mother, Wish

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• And sometimes I do films so my daughter can see me work.

  Kelly Lynch

  Daughter, Mother, Sometimes

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