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“My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.”

“I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.”

People Thinking Writing School Chance Dad Smart Notion My Dad Just One Anything And Everything

Author:Dolly Parton

“The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.”

Source: Levana: or, The doctrine of education

“I think my dad has helped me tremendously.”

Thinking Dad My Dad

Author:Rand Paul

“My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad.”

Thinking Father Dad My Dad Confused Disposition Jimmy Jimmy Stewart Happy Disposition

Author:Jane Pauley

“And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.”

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Author:William Penn

“My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere.”

Giving Church Dad Function Give Me Tables My Dad Restaurants Lots Of Money

Author:Katy Perry

“My mother is very emotional as well, but my dad is more of the guts of the family. He was the main preacher, so he kind of had this little Pentecostal flair, but they are born-again.”

Wells Kind Littles Mother Born Emotional Dad My Dad Guts Preacher Born Again Flair Pentecostal

Author:Katy Perry

“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.”

Thinking My Own Dad Husband Personal Life Great Dad Great Husband

Author:Matthew Perry

“It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.”

Young Inspiring Advice Mom Dad Parenting Dear Our Time Parenthood Commentary Mom And Dad Dear God Abby

Author:Abigail Van Buren

“We come from fallible parents who were kids once, who decided to have kids and who had to learn how to be parents. Faults are made and damage is done, whether it's conscious or not. Everyone's got their own 'stuff,' their own issues, and their own anger at Mom and Dad. That is what family is. Family is almost naturally dysfunctional.”

Made Done Kids Stuff Parent Issues Mom Dad Conscious Decided Faults Damage Mom And Dad Damage Is Done

Author:Chris Pine

“My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'”

People Knows Might Enemy Advice Dad Raised My Dad Hips Telling The Truth Bad Ass Badass Good Advice Many Friends

Author:Pink

“There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'”

Giving Running Dad Presses My Dad Upset Ammunition

Author:Adele

“My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life.”

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Author:Brad Pitt

“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.”

Father Dad Decided Fatherhood Positively Fathers Day Father Son

Author:Sidney Poitier

“But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.”

Men Persons Individual Dad Integrity My Dad Remarkable Good Person Principled Man Of Integrity

Author:Sidney Poitier

“I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.”

Persons Running School House Term Mom Dad Normal High School Moved Your Mom Obeying Mom And Dad Running Free

Author:Iggy Pop

“When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'”

Knows Doe Said Helping School Teacher Mom Dad Husband My Mom Nurse Pregnant Nursery Your Husband Your Dad Nursery School

Author:Natalie Portman

“My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.”

Dies Dad Doctors Mad My Dad Medical Meat Chickens Surgery Conferences Demonstrating Lasers

Author:Natalie Portman

“I have loved music so much from when I was little and I don't know whether it was because I saw my dad doing it and then I got the idea, I don't know what came first... But I always had a hairbrush in the mirror singing. I was always with him backstage; I would go out and be pulled in for the last song.”

Knows Firsts Littles Ideas Lasts Song Saws Dad Singing Mirrors My Dad Last Song

Author:Lisa Marie Presley

“I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.”

Kids Teach Focus Dad Being A Dad Focus On Yourself

Author:Dennis Quaid

“I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging.”

Challenges Dad Being A Dad

Author:Dennis Quaid

“Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.”

Thinking Children Father Dad Thirteen Good Father Being A Good Father

Author:Anthony Quinn

“My dad's got a brilliant eye for scripts 'cos he's a literary agent. He and my agent read a load of scripts and filter them.”

Eye Dad My Dad Scripts Brilliant Agents Load Filters Literary Agents

Author:Daniel Radcliffe

“My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director.”

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Author:Daniel Radcliffe

“I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, 'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?' and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life.”

Want Said Play Moments Running Romance Cry Dad My Dad Harry Potter Baths Potters Best Moments

Author:Daniel Radcliffe

“I don't know where my romanticism comes from. My mom and dad would read to me a lot. 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' tales of chivalry and knights, things like that. Those are the stories I loved growing up.”

Knows Stories Growing Up Growing Mom Dad My Mom Treasure Tales Islands Knights Romanticism Chivalry Mom And Dad Robinson Crusoe Treasure Island

Author:Daniel Radcliffe

“My dad grew up in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, desperate to get to London. I grew up in London, so I don't know what it's like to yearn for the big city from a small town.”

Knows Bigs Cities Grew Dad Grew Up Towns My Dad London Desperate Ireland Small Town Big Cities Northern Ireland

Author:Daniel Radcliffe

“People come up to me all the time who saw Dad in 'Oklahoma!' or 'Pajama Game,' and they say they'll never forget it.”

People Games Forget Saws Dad Come Up Never Forget Forget It Oklahoma

Author:Bonnie Raitt

“I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies.”

Home Hands Running Dad Tea Restaurants Ashamed Baths Nappies

Author:Gordon Ramsay

“Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted.”

Father Dad Adults Males My Dad Trusted Boyfriend

Book:On the outside looking in

Source: On the outside looking in

“Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.”

Children School Father Games Differences Son Goes On Dad Daughter Program Balls Your Children Daddy Picnics Father And Son Ball Games Recitals

Author:Ezra Taft Benson

“I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous.”

Kind Made Wanted Remember Poverty Break Dad My Dad Nervous Ireland Scotland

Author:Robert Redford

“I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs and American standards. My dad listened to a lot of traditional Irish music and I grew up doing musical theater. So most of the music I was exposed to as a kid was pre-rock n' roll.”

“Most boys' first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me a lot about ethics and responsibility. He also introduced me to a lot of wonderful folk music.”

Firsts Father Responsibility Boys Wonderful Taught Proud Hero Dad Ethics My Dad Folks Folk Music

Author:John C. Reilly

“When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John John. Nobody in life calls me John C. It's more like, "Hey you, Step Brother!"”

Firsts Steps Growing Up Growing Brother Dad My Dad Hey Call Me Hey You

Author:John C. Reilly

“When your dad's a cop, calling 911 is really just like calling Dad at work.”

Dad Calling Cop Your Dad

Author:Ryan Reynolds

“It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.”

People Want Important Father Careers Dad Tone Copies

Author:Nicole Richie

“When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also.”

Kind Mom Dad Leaving My Dad My Mom Leaving Me Divorced

Author:Nicole Richie

“Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old.”

Years Play Young Dad Six Theater Seven My Dad My Sister Seven Years Joyous

Author:Julia Roberts

“I've seen women who don't have great relationships with their dads, and it all comes down to this: You have to tell girls you love them every day.”

Girl Dad Great Relationship Tell A Girl Girl You Love

Author:Chris Rock

“Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen.”

Helping Father Dad Responsible Help Me Fathers Day Being A Father

Author:Kid Rock

“I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.”

Made Class Middle Car Grew Mom Proud Dad Walking Grew Up My Dad My Mom Parks Middle Class Lunch Sixteen Trailers Trailer Park

Author:Kid Rock

“I'm in awe of people like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard; they're great musicians and people. But I'm most starstruck by people in the small town where I live. Especially single dads, like me, who are working five times as hard to raise their kids.”

People Littles Hard Kids Five Dad Musician Towns Raises Like Me Awe Small Town Jerry Great Musician Single Dad

Author:Kid Rock

“My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.”

Father Tears Dad Scales Grandfather Philanthropy My Grandfather Pioneers Large Scale Carnegie

Author:David Rockefeller

“I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies.”

Art Home Wanted Dad Stay At Home Art Making

Author:Robert Rodriguez

“I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms.”

Years Firsts Littles Kids Jobs Mines Arms Dad Six My Dad Determined Village Bottles Coal Cleaning Wales Miners Six Year Olds Welsh Granddaughter Coal Miners Grand Daughter

Author:Ann Romney

“Mom and Dad were married 64 years. And if you wondered what their secret was, you could have asked the local florist - because every day Dad gave Mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table. That's how she found out what happened on the day my father died - she went looking for him because that morning, there was no rose.”

Ifs Years Found Father Secret Morning Happened Mom Dad Married Died Tables Rose Locals Fatherhood Anniversary Mom And Dad Father Died My Father Died

Author:Mitt Romney

“My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.”

Love Would Be Kids Mom Dad My Mom Unconditional Love Unconditional Greatest Gifts Mom And Dad

Author:Mitt Romney

“My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.”

Father Born Revolution Dad My Dad Mexico Mexican Mexican Revolution

Author:Mitt Romney

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