“My dad once told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to your head and says 'Okay, lie or I'm going to shoot you.'' And that really stuck with me.” ShouldLyingDadGunOkayMy DadStuckOnly Time Author:Jaden Smith
“I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always known about cancer, but to be around someone who has it and to see what it does in such a short space of time was hard. It makes you think about your life, about what is important.” ThinkingDoeImportantHardSpaceKnownPrayingDadOkayCancerHave FaithMake You ThinkBeing Positive Author:Jermain Defoe
“I'd always meant to become a musician. I'd just never gotten around to it. And my daughter being born, I was like, Okay, this is seriously the last chance. And also: Do you really want to be a dad who never did what he wanted to do? You've got to set an example now. You've got to do this.” WantWantedLastsBornChanceExampleDadMusicianDaughterOkayMy DaughterMeant To BeLast Chance Author:Jonathan Coulton
“One of the things I always believed in was my dad came to America and he was a very talented musician, but he couldn't make a living that way so he had to support his family as an auto mechanic which he also loved doing. He was also such a great dad because when I first told him I thought I wanted to go into show business, his response was okay, that's interesting.” WayFirstsShowsWantedAmericaInterestingSupportDadMusicianOkayResponseMy DadMechanicShow BusinessAlways BelieveGreat DadAuto MechanicTalented Musicians Author:Denis Leary
“Still putting out the O'Reilly fires of me being a traitor and using Casey's name dishonorably, my in-laws sent out a press statement disagreeing with me in strong terms; which is totally okay with me, because they barely knew Casey. We have always been on separate sides of the fence politically and I have not spoken to them since the election when they supported the man who is responsible for Casey's death. The thing that matters to me is that our family - Casey's dad and my other 3 kids are on the same side of the fence that I am.” MenStillsMatterKidsLawNamesStrongSidesTermFireHe ManDadOkayResponsibleElectionPressesStatementsOur FamilyFenceIn-lawsTraitorThings That Matter Author:Cindy Sheehan
“Smooth sailing is what I hope for. No, I'm okay with no big ups, no big downs, it's all right. Just go full steam ahead, all things well and good, yeah. I mean as a family man, all you want is, as a dad, pure happiness for your kids, that's a universal parent thing. Yeah, that's it, that's my dream, happy kids.” MenWantWellsMeanDreamBigsKidsParentDadPureAll ThingsOkayUniversalYeahSmoothSailingSteamFamily ManPure HappinessHappy KidSmooth Sailing Author:Johnny Depp
“My dad one time told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to your head and says 'Okay, lie or I'm going to shoot you.' And that really stuck with me. I think about that a lot. I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called "Starry Room" and then I started turning over a new leaf. Now, I'm completely honest with girls all the time and they just get mad at me.” ThinkingShouldUsedLyingSongGirlRoomsHonestDadGunOkayMadMy DadStuckOne TimeLeafsOnly Time Author:Jaden Smith
“Standing in front of a microphone where every word or every slip that you make, especially in these times, is with you forever - you want to say the right thing. I fell into having to extemporize, and it came okay because of tools I've learned. I said [to myself], "Remember [to mention] mom and dad."” WantSaidRememberForeverFrontsMomDadStandingToolsOkayRight ThingI've LearnedSlipsMicrophonesMom And Dad Author:Neil Peart
“Embraced by the Light. It's about a woman who passed away during surgery, and she went to heaven, had her experience, and then came back. My dad [Robert Kardashian] would try to get me to read it, and I wouldn't. Then when he passed away, I was cleaning out my room in his house, and I found it. I read it, and it helped me. I felt like my dad was okay.” TryingLightFoundHouseHeavenFeltRoomsDadOkayMy DadSurgeryCleaningPassed Away Author:Kim Kardashian
“I started taping my dad's auditions when I was 11, when he was auditioning actors for one of his movies. I would see, over and over again, that there wasn't just one actor for the role. It was really clear that there were a lot of people who could play a character really well, and it would always come down to something kind of weird and non-obvious as to why a person was cast. If you're not right, you're not right, but that's okay.” PeopleIfsWellsKindPersonsPlayCharacterActorsRolesClearDadOkayMy DadCastsObviousJust OneAuditions Author:Bryce Dallas Howard
“I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful.” FactsBeautifulGrowing UpGrowingMomDadMy FriendsOkayBiggerMy DadMy Mom Author:Jordin Sparks
“Okay, fluoride in the water to help our teeth. Well, shouldn't that be the job of your mom and dad? To teach you how to brush your teeth and use mouth wash? What do we need the government to do it for? Clearly, what a scam. Fluoride in the water.” NeedsWellsHelpingUseGovernmentJobsWaterTeachMomDadMouthsOkayTeethBrushesYour MomMom And DadScamsFluoride Author:Jesse Ventura
“He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.” ChildrenMadeWould BeFatherDadOkayLiars Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“Okay, now you're starting to scare me," Wes says. "No, scary is the way people can alter their voices on cue. Like your imitation of that creepy guy who lives at your house." "You mean my dad?" he laughs.” PeopleWayMeanGuyHouseVoiceLaughingDadOkayMy DadStartingScaryScareImitationCreepy Author:Laurie Faria Stolarz
“Aunt Libby: "I think I'm getting married! I've been dying to tell you." Raven: "You are? Congrats! Dad didn't mention..." Aunt Libby: "Well, okay, it's not official or anything. In fact, we haven't officially gone out yet. I just met him last night.” ThinkingWellsFactsLastsNightGoneDyingHavensDadMetsMarriedOkayOfficialsLast NightAuntGetting MarriedRavensVampire KissesCongrats Author:Ellen Schreiber
“Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it was why she'd pretty much talked nonstop since I'd approached her and asked for a ride. I'd barely had time to explain the situation before she had launched into a dozen stories to illustrate the point that Things Happened But People Were Okay in the End.” PeopleEndsStoriesSituationHappenedDadOkayMy DadDespiteNervousStomachDozenHungAssurance Book:What Happened to Goodbye Source: What Happened to Goodbye
“Is Tyson okay?" I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though "peanut butter" is a strange battle cry. "You let him fight?" Stop changing the subject! You realize what you are asking me to do? My palace will be destroyed. "And Olympus might be saved." Do you have any idea how long I've worked on remodeling this palace? The game room alone took six hundred years. "Dad—" Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. "I am praying. I'm talking to you, right?" Oh . . . yes. Good point.” YearsWellsLongIdeasMightFightingGamesRealizingRoomsTalkingSubjectsCryStrangeSonFinePrayingDadBattleSixHundredOkayAskingSurpriseMy DadExpectedSavedDestroyedMy SonPalacesPeanutsTysonPeanut ButterOlympusBattle CryRemodeling Author:Rick Riordan
“Lend's dad, two werewolves, and a vampire. It was like the setup to a bad joke or something. A doctor, two werewolves, and a vampire walk into a bar. "What'll you have?" the bartender asks. "We were thinking him," the vampire answers, eyeing the doctor. Okay, jokes weren't my strong point.” ThinkingTwoAsksStrongAnswersWalksDadJokesDoctorsOkayBarsVampireWerewolfBartenderSetupsBad Jokes Author:Kiersten White
“The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about.” KnowsYearsHomeWatchesCrazyMomDadOkayPaidFavorsBuyingSplitsApartmentDiariesCorny Author:Susan Beth Pfeffer
“Grandma, please. It’s okay. Dad’s doing a great job. I give him kudos for at least being calm and rational, and not losing his temper with everyone around him who isn’t in childbirth. And he has yet to start shooting lighting bolts at people. Poor Damien still has a burn scar.” – Kat” PeopleGivingStillsJobsPoorDadPleaseLosingOkayCalmRationalShootingTemperScarLightingGrandmaChildbirthBoltsGreat Job Book:Retribution Source: Retribution
“I know, I say, after he says, This is hard, for the third time. This is what happens when you have a TRM, I tell him. You make a mess. It's okay. You just have to try harder next time. I am trying hard, Dad says. I know. You get a sticker. Thank you. Okay. You get another sticker for being polite.” KnowsTryingHardHappensNextDadOkayThirdsHarderMessNext TimePoliteTrying HardStickerThird TimeBeing Polite Book:Mockingbird Source: Mockingbird