“So you're getting squeezed at both sides. You're taking care of your mom and dad and you're still doing caregiving with your kids, which is not easy. But I think overall, there's a level of satisfaction that might be unparalleled.” ThinkingStillsMightCareKidsEasySidesLevelsMomDadSatisfactionBoth SidesYour MomMom And DadCaregiving Author:Anna Quindlen
“My brother and I spent countless hours as kids playing with our dad's home camera, we would create little sketches and movies and talk shows. But it wasn't until I was 10 that I started considering that I could do it as a job.” LittlesShowsHomeKidsJobsHoursBrotherDadCamerasMy BrotherConsideringTalk ShowsKids Playing Author:Jade Hassoune
“Dad mistook - for some reason unbeknownst to me - he mistook his family for a platoon of Marines. I mean, he - the exact same thing he brought to the disciplining of a squadron, a battalion, a platoon, he brought to the disciplining of his children. He ran the house - he had Saturday morning inspections for us, he had white-glove inspections for us as kids.” MeanChildrenReasonKidsHouseWhiteMorningDadRanSaturdayMarineGlovesInspectionSaturday Morning Author:Terry Gross
“I mean, Dad was one of these people who simply could not lose, you know? He could not stand it when a kid was beating him. He would go crazy when the child came to that moment, which, you know, you have to come to - I mean, Dad played Old Maids like he played football. He just simply had to win every single thing every single time.” PeopleKnowsMeanChildrenMomentsKidsWinningLosesCrazyFootballDadThat MomentMaidsOld Maids Author:Terry Gross
“"The Prince Of Tides" is a lot about my mother - what my mother would do after Dad would hit one of the kids or hit two of the kids, hit all the kids, hit her, she would usually get in the car. We'd drive out. She would say, I'm going to divorce him. I'm never going back.” TwoKidsMotherCarDadDivorceTides Author:Terry Gross
“One of the things that made Star Wars work was the kids didn't know who their dad was.” KnowsMadeWarKidsStarsDad Author:Mark Millar
“When I was about five my dad built a stage for me in our basement. A full stage, with a curtain, a backdrop and a dressing room. There were three colored spotlights - a red one, a white one, and a blue one. Blue was for nighttime scenes, and red was for when we were in hell. If the neighborhood kids wanted to use the stage, they had to incorporate me into the play.” IfsPlayUseKidsWantedThreeWhiteRoomsHellFiveStageDadSceneBuiltRedBlueMy DadNeighborhoodCurtainsDressingsSpotlightBasementsNighttimeDressing RoomsBackdrop Author:Paul Reubens
“So yeah, when I was a kid, when I was 16, 17, I'd come home from high school, and my dad collected all of Barbra Streisand's records. And she was very young then. I think she probably had three records out, and she was 21, and we had them all. And I knew every single song, every breath, every elision, every swell. And I sang along to it.” ThinkingHomeKidsSchoolYoungSongThreeRecordsDadHigh SchoolBreathsYeahMy DadComing HomeStreisand Author:Meryl Streep
“"Sesame Street" was really the first kid's show that my dad did. He did a couple of TV specials that were targeted for kids before "Sesame Street," but really, it was, it's kind of going back to our roots, when we start to get adult. This show gets very adult sometimes, and that's because of the audience.” FirstsKindSometimesShowsKidsAudienceStreetsTvsCoupleDadAdultsRootsMy DadSesame Street Author:Brian Henson
“Really, initially what I very quickly realized that I was loving about the show was, because it reminded me of when I was a kid and I would visit the sets where my dad was shooting with the other puppeteers.” ShowsKidsDadMy DadShootingPuppeteer Author:Brian Henson
“As a kid growing up, the most simple things would make me so, so excited. I remember the first time my dad got a let-out couch; you could sleep in it like a bed and my sister and I just thought that was so magical.” FirstsKidsRememberSleepSimpleGrowing UpGrowingDadBedFirst TimeMy DadExcitedMy SisterCouchesSimple ThingsKids Growing Up Author:Keke Palmer
“Most people are sensitized to animals through their cats and dogs, but for me it was a flounder. I used to go fishing with my dad as a kid and always felt bad about yanking these panic-stricken creatures from the water. I stopped eating fish as an adolescent and went vegan at twenty.” PeopleKidsUsedFeltWaterAnimalDogDadCreaturesEatingCatTwentiesMy DadFishesFishingVeganPanicCat And Dog Author:Dan Mathews
“Kids clearly help center you because you can't impress your kids. People are like, "Oh, are they so excited because you're Ironman?" My kids couldn't care less. They like it when I hang out and play dad. I impress them by playing video games with them and doing well. Your kids humble you.” PeopleWellsPlayHelpingCareKidsGamesDadHumbleExcitedVideoHanging OutImpressPlaying Video GamesIronman Author:Don Cheadle
“Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the girls will come to you."” PlayKidsGirlPartySonDadPiano Author:Anthony Kiedis
“To make a movie, and we can call it a movie or we can call it a piece of art, to make a movie that has that much mass appeal what it is? What is it that makes kids in China want to see that movie [ 'Avatar'] and makes my dad want to see that movie.” WantArtKidsPiecesDadMassMy DadChinaAppeals Author:Casey Neistat
“I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started playing tournaments together when I was 11, in the lower ranking of beach volleyball in California. We weren't playing against kids; we played against grown men, so immediately, I had to raise my game to compete.” MenYearsKidsAgeTogetherYoungGamesSportsTeachingDadRaisesMy DadBeachFortunateCaliforniaYoung AgeTournamentsVolleyballRankingGrown ManBeach Volleyball Author:Karch Kiraly
“I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.” WayYearsKidsHateGrewMomColdDadHusbandNormalGrew UpMy DadMy MomWeatherMy HusbandSkiingCold Weather Author:Julie Bowen
“My grandmother was German. She didn't teach any of her children German. She really wanted them to be American. And now, she's since passed away, I get so frustrated sometimes. I'm like, "Oh, Oma, why didn't you teach your kids German?" My dad would have spoken German to me from birth, and I would have spoken German.” ChildrenSometimesKidsWantedTeachBirthDadMy DadGrandmotherFrustratedMy GrandmotherPassed Away Author:Dakota Fanning
“My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something. I took them to Inside Out, and my voice comes in, and they were like, "Ugh, Dad, what are you doing? Get out of there."” ShowsKidsVoiceDadEmbarrassedUgh Author:Bill Hader
“We called my dad MacGyver when I was a kid, and I learned a lot from him. He just enjoys problem solving in that way. I do, too, which is something I inherited.” WayProblemKidsEnjoyDadMy DadProblem SolvingMacgyver Author:Lucas Till
“I took Jujitsu for four years, which has no striking. My dad had me in Taekwondo when I was a kid, but I didn't retain much of that.” YearsKidsFourDadMy DadFour YearsTaekwondo Author:Lucas Till
“I'm the granddaughter of a factory worker from Scranton, Pennsylvania. He went to work in the same lace mill every day for 50 years. He believed he passed it down to my dad, who passed it down to me, that if he did what he was supposed to do, he'd have a good life and his kids would have an even better life. That is the American dream. That is what we believe in, that's what we've got to keep going generation after generation.” IfsYearsBelieveDreamKidsGenerationsDadWorkersMy DadKeep GoingGood LifeFactoriesAmerican DreamBetter LifeMillsLacePennsylvaniaGranddaughterFactory Workers Author:Hillary Clinton
“We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.” KidsHateTaughtMomDadRaisesRaisedMy MomErasLife ChangingOpponentsHate YouMom And Dad Author:Wayne Gretzky
“My dad died when I was a kid, so I think it became a place for me to go where my mom knew that I was safe and taken care of and looked after.” ThinkingCareKidsTakenMomDadSafeDiedMy DadMy MomDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Zachary Quinto
“We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits?” FirstsKidsRolesWeekMomHabitDadModelsRole ModelsGood Habits Author:Michelle Obama
“The turmoil that my dad went through, and then by extension, the kids went though, was profound and disastrous for the marriage, for the family.” KidsDadProfoundMy DadExtensionsTurmoil Author:Bryan Cranston
“With all the new technology, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, NetFlex, everyone has access to older movies. There is a new generation now of Freddy fans. Fathers that saw the movie originally, these guys are dads now, and they let their kids watch them.” KidsGuyFatherWatchesTechnologySawsGenerationsFansDadAccessRaysNew TechnologyNew GenerationDvds Author:Robert Englund
“I've never been very fully employed either but just think of what it's like, you know, to go home with a mortgage payment you know and kids and everything else. My dad had that happen to him in the early '30s.” ThinkingKnowsHomeHappensKidsLike YouDadMy DadEmployedPaymentMortgage Author:Warren Buffett
“My Mom and Dad had six kids, and four of the six were going down the same road I was.” KidsFourMomDadSixMy MomMom And Dad Author:Randy Travis
“[My kids] don't need to cook to keep me happy. It's my job as dad to create opportunities so that they can find their passion. Forget about money, find what you really want to do with your life.” WantNeedsKidsJobsPassionOpportunityForgetDadCooks Author:Gordon Ramsay
“My dad was in the Korean War. He got shot seven times. He had seven bullet holes in him. And out of his troop of 35 guys, he was one of nine guys that came back. And when he came back from that he had seven kids in seven years.” YearsWarKidsGuyDadShotsSevenMy DadNineHolesBulletsSeven YearsKoreanKorean War Author:Ryan McGinley
“When I was a young kid, my dad, a man of few words, told my brother and me, "Boys, Christmas is about Jesus." I thought about what he said, and I began asking the Christmas questions. I've been asking them ever since. I love the answers I've found.” MenSaidKidsYoungFoundJesusAnswersBoysBrotherDadAskingMy DadMy BrotherFew Words Author:Max Lucado
“It's hard for me to believe sometimes that my three kids never met my dad. Because one of the things - one of the real blessings to me is that while my dad left this Earth when I was in my 20s, he's just as much a part of, of my life now than he was then, in terms of I often think of my dad. I think of what my dad might do in a certain situation. And so he continues to be, you know, my hero, my role model.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveRealSometimesHardMightKidsEarthCertainThreeLeftTermSituationRolesHeroDadMetsBlessingModelsMy DadRole ModelsBe YouMy Hero Author:Mike Pence
“I remember going to Shibe Park, Connie Mack, when I was a kid with my dad and my mom. I felt more neighborhood-esque. And I like the idea, and I love the new downtown ballparks. I love when the venue is situated in a vibrant part of the urban setting.” IdeasKidsRememberFeltMomDadMy DadMy MomSettingSettingsParksNeighborhoodUrbanDowntownVenuesBallparksMack Author:Joe Maddon
“My dad being a player. I was never that quick as a kid, so I had to get quicker. I trained hard. I was never that player who could roll out and relax, like Michael [ Owen] or Stevie [ Gerrard], who were natural.” HardKidsNaturalPlayerDadMy DadRelax Author:Frank Lampard
“Kids really need love from two parents. It doesn't matter if it's a mom and a mom, or a dad and a dad.” IfsNeedsTwoMatterKidsParentMomDadNeed Love Author:Brendon Ayanbadejo
“We need to show how we really are and how we really are is that I'm the Dad, that's the Mom, these are the kids. This is how you respect us. It's "Yes Sir", "No Sir", "Yes Mam" and "No Mam". We don't see a lot of that on TV, so I just want to give an example and show examples on how a family should be versus how families are portrayed on TV.” WantNeedsGivingShouldShowsKidsExampleTvsMomDadVersus Author:Ginuwine
“Every new thing upsets people. We all know someone that has a teenage kid who sits in the room and the television is on, their iPod is on, they have the computer on and at least three other electronic devices going while they're doing their homework. It drives the dad nuts, but he can't complain because the kid's a 4.1 (GPA) student.” PeopleKnowsKidsThreeRoomsStudentsTelevisionDadComputerComplainingUpsetDevicesNutsNew ThingsTeenageHomeworkIpodsElectronic DevicesGpa Author:Paul Saffo
“I really made the cartoon Life with Louie with one reason in mind: I didn't have a very good relationship with my dad, and we didn't all watch TV together like we should've, like you hope for, like you've seen on TV, and I wanted to make it for moms and dads and their kids. That was always my goal. And then I wanted to put real things in it. We did a thing about the homeless and won a Humanitas award for that.” MindRealReasonKidsTogetherGoalLike YouMomDadMy DadVery GoodHomelessCartoonMom And DadGood Relationship Author:Louie Anderson
“I think I get in trouble sometimes, especially when it's like I need to be easier on [my] kids because maybe I'm a rule-follower now. I'll look at something like the kids' coloring or something and I'm like, "That's not the way that marker should be used." All imagination is gone, and it's just like, "Here's the proper way that we use a marker," you know? Maybe that's a dad thing.” ThinkingSometimesKidsImaginationTroubleDad Author:Timothy Simons
“All I've ever wanted to do was be a great dad, and yet there's no stopping this existential mirror that's held up to yourself when you're about to have a kid.” KidsDadExistential Author:John Krasinski
“Growing up, my parents were my heroes in the way they conducted their lives. My dad works in child protection. As kids, our experiences shape our opinions on ourselves and the world around us and that's who we become as adults, because of that experience. He's certainly been my hero. A hero is someone who puts themselves on the line and sacrifices their own safety for the greater good and for others. And I think anyone in any sort of profession where the welfare of other people instead of individual is inspiring and important.” PeopleThinkingWorldChildrenImportantKidsIndividualParentOpinionGrowing UpSacrificeHeroDadSafetyMy DadProtectionProfessionWelfareMy HeroGreater Good Author:Chris Hemsworth
“Every kid comes to a point in his life, where you listen to your Dad, but then you go into the street and you start listening to the views of other people. You're looking for role models. It's like that moment when you step out.” PeopleMomentsKidsListeningDadRole ModelsYour Dad Author:Shane Meadows
“I was single for most of my life. The best thing that happened to me is my wife. I've got four kids. All of them go to Harvard. Much better than their dad. They're really bright kids.” KidsWifeDadMy Wife Author:Les Wexner
“There was a guy with mental illness in the middle of the street just yelling and hollering. I have a number that I can call - it's not 911 - to tell them, "You need to help this man get out of the street." But you have to be that person, you have to pick up the phone, you have to do it; you can't just walk by and act like they're not people. They're somebody's kid, somebody's dad, somebody's brother.” PeopleMenHelpingKidsGuyBrotherDadIllnessMental Illness Author:Lori Petty
“The one thing I worry about with that is whether or not we're edgy enough for the young kids. You know, does a 20-year-old like the fact that he can play it for his dad? Is that cool?” EnoughKidsWorryDad Author:Taylor Goldsmith
“It's sort of irritating now - people always ask me, "You're a dad, and how's fatherhood?" If Bob Dylan or Neil Young had a kid, it didn't seem like it made them a different person. It didn't make you old right away.” PeopleDifferentKidsDadAsk MeFatherhoodDylanIrritating Author:Stephen Malkmus
“We all take Mother's Day seriously and then it's like a month later, a bunch of kids get together and say, "I guess we should do this for the old man, too." Father Day's is weird. It's like celebrating Darth Vader's birthday. It's odd I think. Even the gifts we give dads. Like neckties, which are just like a silk noose. Or books. Would you ever want someone from another generation to give you a book?” ThinkingMenGivingBookKidsTogetherFatherDadCelebrateOddOld Man Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I'm the youngest of six kids, and when a you're living in such a big family, you never really become an adult, and I'm so happy about that. At my 34, I think, "Even if I end up becoming a dad or something down the road, I don't think I'm ever going to be an adult. I'll just be a kid raising a kid.".” ThinkingKidsDad Author:Tim Kasher