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My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he wa...
MAGDI YACOUB![]()
A bad thing happened to you kids, Dad said. But it could have been worse.
So much worse, Mom sa...
GEORGE SAUNDERS![]()
My dad was a pretty poor guy, he didn't have a whole lot of money. He always wanted something for my...
JOHN AUBREY![]()
A daddy was listening to his child say his prayer "Dear Harold," ........ At this, dad interrupted a...
UNKNOWN I told Dad about yesterday...I told him how I made all those mistakes.
'But you kept on playing...
LINDA URBAN![]()
His dad said even the cavemen had geniuses among them. Somebody had thought up the wheel.
SUZANNE COLLINS The little boy who never grew up,
He trapped the frog and kills the rat,
He flew a kite, t...
QUETZAL![]()
God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ...
KIRK DOUGLAS You sure are quick to strip, boy,” Dad said, clearly
disapproving. “Lemme get this straight...
SHANNON DELANY![]()
His dad said if you did something wrong to someone in public, you ought to admit it in public, too.
SUZANNE COLLINS![]()
So he enjoys a girl who stands up to him," Dad said once we all calmed down. "I like him more alread...
KIERA CASS![]()
Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and...
BINDI IRWIN I'm sure that the fact his dad played there had a bit to do with it. I'm just thinking he felt a lit...
BRYAN WAY My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my...
DAVID HYDE PIERCE![]()
My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preach...
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT![]()
One of my insecurities was my looks. I was short, cute and chubby, and Dad used to call me his '...
SUZI QUATRO He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the ...
BARBARA CASTLE She said that he picked up her son and threw him on the floor. He said that the little boy had fell ...
DEMETRA BLEVINS He used to have home gym and you look up to your dad. I wanted to do everything he did. I just ended...
KIPP ALLEN![]()
I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said t...
RALPH NADER It's hard for them. I had one client who had never worn jeans, even in casual settings. I had to tel...
CLAIRE WEXLER I remember asking my dad, 'Who are the people who design airplanes?' And he said, 'mechanical engine...
ARIF SHAKEEL![]()
A boy, frustrated with all the rules he had to follow, asked his father, "Dad, how soon will I be ol...
UNKNOWN![]()
You know what they say," Dad said. "If you love something, set it free."
"What if he doesn't co...
JENNIFER E. SMITH My dad was a local boy who made good and opened the doors of the city to create a power base that re...
GEORGE MOSCONE Pro was excited about the letter, ... Was it unexpected? Probably. When his dad came in the room he ...
MIKE SHULA When I came into the picture, Ben and his dad had had a lot of together time and did a lot of grown-...
BRENDA ROETHLISBERGER Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them.
NANCY SINATRA I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'Y...
BREA GRANT![]()
Did Superman really want to save the world, or did he just feel like he had to? Would he much rather...
GERARD WAY Why did you marry Dad, Mom?"
My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <...
MARGARET MCMULLAN![]()
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be ju...
DEREK JETER![]()
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to b...
DEREK JETER To say how close John and dad were, I'd call him after meets - all the way up till the end. We discu...
BRIAN GRAY He walked here during the Mexican revolution. His dad walked something like 1,300 miles to get here ...
GREG GONZALES![]()
My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.
STEPHEN CHBOSKY![]()
I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his...
JESSE MCCARTNEY My dad had lung cancer and we took care of him, and he was real close to my dad and he watched what ...
BECKY HANKEY We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made ou...
MARCY KAPTUR I had a dad you know.
DARRELL HAMMOND I was scared to death by the idea. Me dad said to me, it boils down to do you think you're up to it?...
DANNY MCNAMARA![]()
My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade. But they've come up with ...
TOM DELONGE I said to my dad 'I want to do that some day.
DANTE BICHETTE JR It made him grow up really fast. His brothers, who were a couple years older, went off to work, so h...
DANIEL COLEMAN![]()
A little boy asked his mother why the minister got a month's vacation while his dad only got two wee...
UNKNOWN He's very close to his dad, his step-dad and his stepmom,
JULIE WHITE My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he ...
MITCH PILEGGI when you make a mistake, son, you face it.
he's gonna yell at me, dad
well, yeah. you brok...
C.C. HUNTER Jim is tenacious, a very capable guy. He doesn't have all the strengths of his dad, and he doesn't h...
ARTHUR SLOANE He's followed in his father's steps. Young Hoover has topped his dad, and his dad was an icon in his...
JIM HAGGERTY Dad was in position with having to move on. He and Hatfield struck up a relationship, had a lot of t...
JEFF PHILLIPS![]()
I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts.
STEPHEN KING It really hadn't hit him yet how sick his dad was. He's had a number of strokes and he always ended ...
DAVID GONZALES![]()
I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coole...
ADAM SANDLER My dad was a good man, he had standards, principles, and a code of honor.I always wanted to say the ...
GARY F EVANS... He soon grew up seeing him be a hero, ... He wanted to be just like his dad. A hero.
JOSE DIAZ![]()
My dad is my dad, but he's not there physically anymore. But she lets me call her 'Dad' ...
KENDALL JENNER When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'...
JOE FRAZIER See!” Dad yelled. “Boys don’t stay with whores, Bianca. They leave them. And I’m not going t...
KODY KEPLINGER![]()
Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and ...
BAT FOR LASHES![]()
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.
MATT DILLON![]()
My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.
AARON NEVILLE![]()
The Little Boy and the Old Man
Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Sai...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN George Fawcett told Dad to look him up if he ever wanted to be in the movies. Of course, Dad still h...
CYNTHIA BROWN HALE![]()
My son turned 10 just the other day. He said, 'Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play - Can yo...
HARRY CHAPIN I used to see my dad and his brothers rhyming, and I knew I wanted to do that one day. I'm like ...
ROMEO MILLER![]()
Is it him?” Dad asked. “Did he get you into trouble?”
“Not me,” Shane said. “I’ve...
RACHEL CAINE![]()
My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life aft...
TRACY MORGAN I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every da...
ERIC CHURCH![]()
My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad, ... That's his job, you know, to take care of me....
JESSICA SIMPSON![]()
My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and ...
JENNIFER GARNER He was learning a lot from his dad.
JAMIE RUSSELL![]()
My guess is that my mom and dad are very actively involved in the affairs of the next life, and they...
MITT ROMNEY![]()
Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon.
Said the little old man, I do that too.
The li...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN![]()
I never believed in Santa Claus. None of us kids did. Mom and Dad refused to let us. They couldn't a...
JEANNETTE WALLS![]()
I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, "My dad can beat up your dad." I'...
BILL HICKS![]()
Dad...you did it? (Shocked but keeping voice down) You did it to the others? You sent out a hundred ...
ARTHUR MILLER He flew back to be with his dad.
MIKE PRICE I don't even know his real name. I just call him 'Dad.' That's what everybody calls him. My dad is a...
ASHLEY ROBISON I came from a Halloween-friendly home. My dad, Spencer, was a U.S. Marine captain. But when it came ...
BILL MOSELEY When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a ...
TAHMOH PENIKETT![]()
My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I ...
LAILA ALI He wrote to his father every day. His platoon called his dad a girlfriend.
NOORILHUDA My dad swims with me in the morning. He swims with old buddies of his. I've always had connections w...
JAKE EDWARDS He wanted to be a pilot for Aloha like his dad, who had put in years and years as a pilot for Aloha....
CARL MOORE![]()
My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he m...
GILLIAN FLYNN My dad called me this weekend and asked if he should open an online (brokerage) account. I said, 'Da...
JAMES PUNISHILL Her dad turned to me. "You. Follow Me."
"Woof," I said.
JENNIFER ECHOLS I think I grew up with a profound sense of watching people who were good people, who were smart peop...
ELIZABETH WARREN As a kid, I would look at my dad and ask him why he was wearing jeans with his tux. Today I love to ...
DAVID LAUREN There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up ...
OWEN HART He was a strong guy, ... He was mentally tough, and he had tremendous determination when doing anyth...
BILL SHAW I wanted to get into films, and my parents were against it. I convinced my mom, and finally she conv...
VIJAY![]()
Sebastian just smiled. “I could hear your heart beating,” he said softly. “When you were watch...
CASSANDRA CLARE Lew Grade told my dad, I'll make your TV show. I know it's going to be a big hit,' ... The show ha...
BRIAN HENSON My dad, when he was young, did Shakespeare in school, and my mom was a little bit of an artist, but ...
ATO ESSANDOH![]()
I remember someone saying to Isabella [his daughter] Do you know who your father is? And she just lo...
TOM CRUISE![]()
Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's foo...
BINDI IRWIN When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'
RIP TORN![]()
Barney's Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan
when his dad said "Eat your peas."
Ba...
BILL WATTERSON
MAGDI YACOUB
A bad thing happened to you kids, Dad said. But it could have been worse.So much worse, Mom sa...
GEORGE SAUNDERS
My dad was a pretty poor guy, he didn't have a whole lot of money. He always wanted something for my... JOHN AUBREY
A daddy was listening to his child say his prayer "Dear Harold," ........ At this, dad interrupted a... UNKNOWN I told Dad about yesterday...I told him how I made all those mistakes.
'But you kept on playing...
LINDA URBAN
His dad said even the cavemen had geniuses among them. Somebody had thought up the wheel. SUZANNE COLLINS The little boy who never grew up,
He trapped the frog and kills the rat,
He flew a kite, t...
QUETZAL
God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ... KIRK DOUGLAS You sure are quick to strip, boy,” Dad said, clearly
disapproving. “Lemme get this straight...
SHANNON DELANY
His dad said if you did something wrong to someone in public, you ought to admit it in public, too. SUZANNE COLLINS
So he enjoys a girl who stands up to him," Dad said once we all calmed down. "I like him more alread... KIERA CASS
Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and... BINDI IRWIN I'm sure that the fact his dad played there had a bit to do with it. I'm just thinking he felt a lit...
BRYAN WAY My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my...
DAVID HYDE PIERCE
My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preach... JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
One of my insecurities was my looks. I was short, cute and chubby, and Dad used to call me his '... SUZI QUATRO He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the ...
BARBARA CASTLE She said that he picked up her son and threw him on the floor. He said that the little boy had fell ...
DEMETRA BLEVINS He used to have home gym and you look up to your dad. I wanted to do everything he did. I just ended...
KIPP ALLEN
I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said t... RALPH NADER It's hard for them. I had one client who had never worn jeans, even in casual settings. I had to tel...
CLAIRE WEXLER I remember asking my dad, 'Who are the people who design airplanes?' And he said, 'mechanical engine...
ARIF SHAKEEL
A boy, frustrated with all the rules he had to follow, asked his father, "Dad, how soon will I be ol... UNKNOWN
You know what they say," Dad said. "If you love something, set it free.""What if he doesn't co...
JENNIFER E. SMITH My dad was a local boy who made good and opened the doors of the city to create a power base that re...
GEORGE MOSCONE Pro was excited about the letter, ... Was it unexpected? Probably. When his dad came in the room he ...
MIKE SHULA When I came into the picture, Ben and his dad had had a lot of together time and did a lot of grown-...
BRENDA ROETHLISBERGER Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them.
NANCY SINATRA I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'Y...
BREA GRANT
Did Superman really want to save the world, or did he just feel like he had to? Would he much rather... GERARD WAY Why did you marry Dad, Mom?"
My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <...
MARGARET MCMULLAN
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be ju... DEREK JETER
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to b... DEREK JETER To say how close John and dad were, I'd call him after meets - all the way up till the end. We discu...
BRIAN GRAY He walked here during the Mexican revolution. His dad walked something like 1,300 miles to get here ...
GREG GONZALES
My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes. STEPHEN CHBOSKY
I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his... JESSE MCCARTNEY My dad had lung cancer and we took care of him, and he was real close to my dad and he watched what ...
BECKY HANKEY We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made ou...
MARCY KAPTUR I had a dad you know.
DARRELL HAMMOND I was scared to death by the idea. Me dad said to me, it boils down to do you think you're up to it?...
DANNY MCNAMARA
My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade. But they've come up with ... TOM DELONGE I said to my dad 'I want to do that some day.
DANTE BICHETTE JR It made him grow up really fast. His brothers, who were a couple years older, went off to work, so h...
DANIEL COLEMAN
A little boy asked his mother why the minister got a month's vacation while his dad only got two wee... UNKNOWN He's very close to his dad, his step-dad and his stepmom,
JULIE WHITE My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he ...
MITCH PILEGGI when you make a mistake, son, you face it.
he's gonna yell at me, dad
well, yeah. you brok...
C.C. HUNTER Jim is tenacious, a very capable guy. He doesn't have all the strengths of his dad, and he doesn't h...
ARTHUR SLOANE He's followed in his father's steps. Young Hoover has topped his dad, and his dad was an icon in his...
JIM HAGGERTY Dad was in position with having to move on. He and Hatfield struck up a relationship, had a lot of t...
JEFF PHILLIPS
I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts. STEPHEN KING It really hadn't hit him yet how sick his dad was. He's had a number of strokes and he always ended ...
DAVID GONZALES
I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coole... ADAM SANDLER My dad was a good man, he had standards, principles, and a code of honor.I always wanted to say the ...
GARY F EVANS... He soon grew up seeing him be a hero, ... He wanted to be just like his dad. A hero.
JOSE DIAZ
My dad is my dad, but he's not there physically anymore. But she lets me call her 'Dad' ... KENDALL JENNER When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'...
JOE FRAZIER See!” Dad yelled. “Boys don’t stay with whores, Bianca. They leave them. And I’m not going t...
KODY KEPLINGER
Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and ... BAT FOR LASHES
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon. MATT DILLON
My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did. AARON NEVILLE
The Little Boy and the Old ManSaid the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Sai...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN George Fawcett told Dad to look him up if he ever wanted to be in the movies. Of course, Dad still h...
CYNTHIA BROWN HALE
My son turned 10 just the other day. He said, 'Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play - Can yo... HARRY CHAPIN I used to see my dad and his brothers rhyming, and I knew I wanted to do that one day. I'm like ...
ROMEO MILLER
Is it him?” Dad asked. “Did he get you into trouble?”“Not me,” Shane said. “I’ve...
RACHEL CAINE
My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life aft... TRACY MORGAN I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every da...
ERIC CHURCH
My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad, ... That's his job, you know, to take care of me.... JESSICA SIMPSON
My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and ... JENNIFER GARNER He was learning a lot from his dad.
JAMIE RUSSELL
My guess is that my mom and dad are very actively involved in the affairs of the next life, and they... MITT ROMNEY
Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon.Said the little old man, I do that too.
The li...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
I never believed in Santa Claus. None of us kids did. Mom and Dad refused to let us. They couldn't a... JEANNETTE WALLS
I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, "My dad can beat up your dad." I'... BILL HICKS
Dad...you did it? (Shocked but keeping voice down) You did it to the others? You sent out a hundred ... ARTHUR MILLER He flew back to be with his dad.
MIKE PRICE I don't even know his real name. I just call him 'Dad.' That's what everybody calls him. My dad is a...
ASHLEY ROBISON I came from a Halloween-friendly home. My dad, Spencer, was a U.S. Marine captain. But when it came ...
BILL MOSELEY When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a ...
TAHMOH PENIKETT
My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I ... LAILA ALI He wrote to his father every day. His platoon called his dad a girlfriend.
NOORILHUDA My dad swims with me in the morning. He swims with old buddies of his. I've always had connections w...
JAKE EDWARDS He wanted to be a pilot for Aloha like his dad, who had put in years and years as a pilot for Aloha....
CARL MOORE
My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he m... GILLIAN FLYNN My dad called me this weekend and asked if he should open an online (brokerage) account. I said, 'Da...
JAMES PUNISHILL Her dad turned to me. "You. Follow Me."
"Woof," I said.
JENNIFER ECHOLS I think I grew up with a profound sense of watching people who were good people, who were smart peop...
ELIZABETH WARREN As a kid, I would look at my dad and ask him why he was wearing jeans with his tux. Today I love to ...
DAVID LAUREN There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up ...
OWEN HART He was a strong guy, ... He was mentally tough, and he had tremendous determination when doing anyth...
BILL SHAW I wanted to get into films, and my parents were against it. I convinced my mom, and finally she conv...
VIJAY
Sebastian just smiled. “I could hear your heart beating,” he said softly. “When you were watch... CASSANDRA CLARE Lew Grade told my dad, I'll make your TV show. I know it's going to be a big hit,' ... The show ha...
BRIAN HENSON My dad, when he was young, did Shakespeare in school, and my mom was a little bit of an artist, but ...
ATO ESSANDOH
I remember someone saying to Isabella [his daughter] Do you know who your father is? And she just lo... TOM CRUISE
Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's foo... BINDI IRWIN When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'
RIP TORN
Barney's Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a planwhen his dad said "Eat your peas."
Ba...
BILL WATTERSON
Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you kno... 
No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between fri... 
When birds burp, it must taste like bugs. 
God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that... 
Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell. 
Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you. 
Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But i... 
Go empower yourself. You need confidence because the one thing that bullying does is it belittles yo... 
I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or e... 
Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing. 
I'm not going out and hitting a 95-mph fastball where I can't see the stitches. I'm not ... 
There are two sides to every story, and sometimes three, four, and five. 
As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories f... 
Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time. 
If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you'... 
I was in NYC during 9/11; it happened on a Tuesday, I was on stage Thursday. It was a small crowd, b... 
A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout. 
I bugged my mom and dad to 'get me inside the television set' when I was about four years ol... 
People in the West like to shoot things. When they first got to the West they shot buffalo. Once the... 
I remember being unbelievable bummed when 'Freaks and Geeks' was canceled. 
I have an addiction to caffeine. 
Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to ge... 
You know those adages about smelling the roses and chasing butterflies? The markets are my butterfli... 
Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it. 
Television isn't inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of ... 
I think when Kevin Nash put himself on the booking committee and then gave me my first loss, that wa... 
I like those crisis moments - if you're on top of it and don't get pulled under by panic and... 
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swing... 
It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own wa... 
Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, and not just by insurance companies and pension funds... 
The temporary good is enemy to the permanent best. 