“My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.” WorldFirstsLooksSaidWantedHoursLike YouDadMy DadCongratulations Author:Lee Westwood
“If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts — but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it’s any better — but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.” IfsRealLeftBornHurtWorstHugeLike YouDadConnectionsDiedYeahMy DadScarIt HurtsSuperheroRippedYour DadDad DiedGood Dad Author:Jay-Z
“As a dad, you are the Vice President of the executive branch of parenting. It doesn't matter what your personality is like, you will always be Al Gore to your wife's Bill Clinton. She feels the pain and you are the annoying nerd telling them to turn off the lights.” FeelsMatterLightPainTurnsPresidentWifeLike YouPersonalityDadBillsClintonVicesBranchesExecutivesAlsAnnoyingNerdGoreVice PresidentTurn OffExecutive Branch Author:Jim Gaffigan
“My dad treated me like a boy because he grew up with four brothers. He didn't baby me. He was never, like, "You're a girl, you can't do this." I never felt like I had to put a feminine spin on anything, I just wanted to do what the boys did as good or better.” GirlBoysBrotherLike YouBabyDadMy DadFeminine Author:Kid Sister
“It's not work, it is more of a passion. It is so much fun and it is really makes you feel great at the end of the day. You feel like you are really after doing something good and you are after accomplishing something. Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.” KnowsFeelsI CanEndsPassionFunActingLove YouLike YouDadThe End Of The DayWorking ItMumYour MumMum And DadAccomplishing Something Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it.” IfsMenProblemYoungDealsSonLike YouTypeDadYoung ManMy SonTalk To Me Author:Tracy Morgan
“You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.” WantLooksChildrenSpecialLike YouDadOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Martin Freeman
“My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.” AgeRememberLike YouDadMetsMovedRateMy DadAverageAgentsMortality Author:Willard Scott
“I'm always amazed... I took my 11-year-old to an oceanography camp, and these girls came over to me, and my son was like 'Oh here we go, Dad,' because they had been looking. They were like, 'You're the guy, aren't you?' And I said, 'Well, maybe.' They said, 'He is, he's the guy on 'Charmed!''” YearsWellsSaidGuyGirlSonLike YouDadMy SonCampsAmazedThey SaidCharmed Author:Tobin Bell
“My favorite thing about coaching? Teaching. Being around young people, just watching a player grow and develop. You know, a young man comes in with dreams and goals and ambitions and just helping him reach (them). It's like your dad watching you grow up and like me watching my boys grow.” PeopleKnowsMenHelpingDreamYoungGrowsGoalBoysGrowing UpPlayerTeachingLike YouDadAmbitionMy FavoriteLike MeYoung ManCoachingFavorites ThingsYour DadMy BoysDreams And GoalsGoals And Ambitions Author:Tubby Smith
“My dad is my dad. I love him, and I realize that he's as famous as he is. Of course, I don't look at him like everybody else does. Because I know his little faults, I know his weaknesses. Nobody's perfect. But he's my dad. Just like your dad is to you.” KnowsLooksLittlesDoeCoursesRealizingPerfectLike YouDadWeaknessFaultsMy DadI Love HimYour DadNobody's Perfect Author:Laila Ali
“Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings.” ThinkingEnoughFatherSleepInspireLike YouPerspectiveGoes OnBecomingDadParentingSatisfyingThings In LifeSimplestFathers DayEnough SleepBecoming A Father Author:Hugh Jackman
“My step-dad started playing hockey in Detroit so we moved and I had to start home school. I started watching movies since I had a bunch of free time and then I was like, 'You know what? I want to give this a shot, move back to L.A., and audition.' The first show I booked was a show called Threshold with Carla Gugino and it was obviously a terrifying experience and I felt out of my comfort zone, but it made me want to keep going because it was fun.” KnowsWantGivingFirstsMadeShowsHomeSchoolMovingFunFeltStepsLike YouDadComfortShotsMovedBunchZoneKeep GoingHockeyComfort ZoneAuditionsDetroitThresholdFree TimePlaying HockeyStep Dad Author:Steven R. McQueen
“I remember when I was maybe 27 years old and kind of at the height of my movie stardom - it was around the time of the Oscar and this and that. I think I was very much believing my own hype, which how could you not? I was sitting with my dad, feeling great about my life and everything that was happening, and he was like, "You know, you're getting a little weird...You're kind of an asshole." And I was like, "What the hell?" I was totally devastated. But it turned out to be basically the best thing that ever happened to me.” ThinkingKnowsYearsBelieveKindLittlesFeelingsRememberMy OwnHellHappenedLike YouDadHappeningsSittingMy DadBest ThingsHeightOscarsRemember WhenMovie StarHypeDevastatedStardomBest Thing That Ever Happened To MeFeeling Great Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“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 parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.” PeopleWantShouldValuesParentRolesTeacherMissingLike YouDadModelsImportanceEducatedMinistersRole ModelsYour DadFreemanValue Of EducationImportance Of EducationCognizant Author:David C. Driskell
“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