“My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.” ThinkingKnowsYearsIdeasSelfHomeForceSacrificeAirDadDirectMy DadCrewSelf SacrificeAir ForceIndirect Author:Jeremy Northam
“I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.” WorldWantFirstsHomeMovingFatherDadMy FamilyAround The WorldGood FatherGood Dad Author:Ricky Ponting
“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.” HomeSchoolNightStepsBreakCollegeMomDadNewsHigh SchoolMovedMy MomFinishedEvery NightMusic BusinessNashvilleMom And DadSmall Steps Author:Trisha Yearwood
“Another thing I liked about my Dad at church: he did his sleeping at home. He never used the church as an adult nursery.” HomeUsedFatherChurchSleepDadAdultsMy DadFathers DayNursery Author:Vance Havner
“Before I was going to be an actress, I was going to be a veterinarian! I thought I was one as a child. I was the kid who was like, 'Daddy! I want a kitty! It needs a mommy!' And my dad was such a sucker. Every time I would beg, with tears flying down my face, about how this animal needs love, needs a home. He would cave.” WantNeedsChildrenHomeKidsFacesAnimalTearsDadMy DadActressesFlyingCavesDaddySuckerKittiesNeed LoveVeterinarian Author:AnnaLynne McCord
“I would lay awake nights and cry a lot thinking, is my dad gonna come home? Is he gonna go to jail again? Is he going to get killed?” ThinkingHomeNightCryDadLaysMy DadAwakeComing HomeJail Author:Victoria Gotti
“When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.” WantChildrenImportantHomeAbleNightMorningSunDadComfortMoonImportant ThingsCome UpComing Home Author:Keegan-Michael Key
“I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin.” HomeSpeakBornDadMy DadScotland Author:Katie Leung
“I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well.” YearsWellsHomeFiveBrokenGrewDadGrew UpMy DadFive YearsFive Year OldsBroken Homes Author:Thomas Kinkade
“It takes a heap o' children to make a home that's true,And home can be a palace grand, or just a plain, old shoe;But if it has a mother dear, and a good old dad or two,Why, that's the sort of good old home for good old me and you.” IfsChildrenTwoHomeMotherDadShoesDearPalacesOld Shoes Author:Louis Untermeyer
“The deeper purpose of a more positive attitude toward men is a better life for the children who are parented by the men who are their dads and stepdads; less shame for our sons who will become men; and, for our daughters, a deeper understanding of men's desire to please that leaves them feeling their willingness to please is not unrequited but returned - allowing our daughters to feel less lonely and more loved. If we earn more and love less, we pay for a home in which we do not live.” IfsMenFeelsChildrenFeelingsHomeDesirePurposeUnderstandingPayAttitudeHe ManSonDadPleaseDaughterLonelyAnd LoveShameDeeperPositive AttitudeWillingnessAllowingBetter LifeUnrequitedOur DaughterDeeper UnderstandingStepdads Author:Warren Farrell
“In a sense, in the area of child care, children's relationships with parents' working has come full circle. We have gone from the mom-and-pop store (or mom-and-pop farm), with its integration of child care and work, to children-at-home and dad-at-work; to the mom-plus-daddy working at home, with its integration of childcare and work again. From mom-and-pop back to mom-and-pop.” ChildrenHomeCareParentGoneMomDadAreasPopsStoresCirclesPlusFarmsIntegrationDaddyChild CareFull CircleChildcare Book:Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap--and what Women Can Do about it Source: Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap--and what Women Can Do about it
“Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzheimer's patients and my dad used to be really into murders and stuff, so I saw dead bodies. It desensitised me to a lot of things.” KnowsHomeBodyUsedStuffSawsDadMurderPatientMy DadUsed To BeShockedAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Ellie Goulding
“I've got three kids. I worry about them but the gospel freed me and freed my wife. We are not trying to make our kids think that we're super spiritual or we've got it all together. They see mom and dad being real people. What they hear dad talking about at home is not different from what they see from dad [at church]. That won't guarantee that they'll avoid the whole PK, MK thing. But we are hopefully not contributing to what normally produces that crisis, which is pretending.” PeopleThinkingTryingDifferentRealWholeHomeKidsTogetherSpiritualThreeChurchTalkingWorryWifeProduceMomDadCrisisMy WifeHopefullyGuaranteesPretendingBeing RealContributingGuarantees ThatMom And DadHopefully Not Author:Tullian Tchividjian
“My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.” WorldWayWarHomeClassEnvironmentRightsGenerationsMiddleMovementVictoryDadMembersBuiltProgramMy DadSavedCivil RightsWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassFascismWorld War IiWorld War IProtectedOur EnvironmentCivil Rights MovementMedicareGreat AmericanGreatest Generation Author:John F. Kerry
“When I was a kid I didn't feel like I fit in because - this is really silly and I probably shouldn't say it, but, I didn't think anything was funny. So I used to go home and literally cry to my mom and my step-dad at the time and I didn't think anything was funny. I couldn't laugh.” ThinkingFeelsHomeKidsUsedStepsLaughingCryMomDadFitMy MomSillyStep Dad Author:Courteney Cox
“Ninety percent of my best friends back home are plumbers, electricians, builders, or landscapers. Most of our dads worked in trades.” HomeDadPercentTradeMy Best FriendNinetyBack HomeBuilderPlumberElectrician Author:Liam Hemsworth
“I had a Spider-man costume when I was about three, and I lost the mask. So I went to the underwear drawer and put a pair of red pants on my head. My dad came home and just laughed, and I ran into my room and burst into tears.” MenHomeThreeLostRoomsTearsDadRedMy DadRanMaskPairsLaughedPantsCostumesSpidersUnderwearDrawersSpider Man Author:Emun Elliott
“We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.” TwoBookHomeStarsSpaceFictionNovelSeeingDadAll ThingsScience FictionLibraryMy DadEightFighterThings To DoPilotsIsaacAcesFighter PilotGuiding StarsFiction Novels Author:Gary Kemp