“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
“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
“I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.” SaidEndsAgeYoungDifficultPersonalityDadBattlePicksMy DadNuclearEngineersYoung AgeNegotiatingScapegoat Author:Faith Prince
“My dad always, he helped me by not helping me. He always said, being a producer, it was all about conviction.” SaidHelpingDadMy DadConvictionProducers Author:Thomas Langmann
“There's one piece of advice my dad gave me when he dropped me off at college. He said, "You've got the talent. You can sing and play guitar. That doesn't make you any better than anyone else.".” SaidPlayPiecesAdviceTalentCollegeDadGuitarMy DadOne Piece Author:John Denver
“I asked my Dad once, "How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?" He said. "Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time.” YearsWellsSaidWantedDadMarriedMy DadMumDivorcedMarriage Is Hard Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to help you as an actor, but if you want to be an actor, give it a go for a year. Get a job. And if you don't get a job, then we're going to reevaluate and you're going to go back to school." And I thought that was a fair thing.” IfsKnowsWantGivingYearsLooksSaidHelpingSchoolJobsGuyActorsParentKnow HowDadFairsMy DadConservativeLovelyGreat ParentsShopkeepers Author:John Kapelos
“I've heard stories about me as a kid. My dad got me a T-shirt that said "here comes trouble," and when I ask my mom what I was like, she just sighs with this weary tone and says, "Oh, you were really busy."” SaidStoriesKidsAsksTroubleHeardMomDadMy DadBusyMy MomShirtsToneWearySighT Shirt Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“We had no religion at all, but we were Jews in New Hampshire, and my sister - who is now a rabbi - said it best: We were, like, the only Jews in Bedford, New Hampshire, as well as the only Democrats, so we just kind of associated those two things together. My dad raised us to believe that paying taxes is an honor.” BelieveWellsKindSaidTwoTogetherDadHonorTaxesDemocratRaisedMy DadJewTwo ThingsMy SisterRabbiHampshireNew HampshirePaying Taxes Author:Roseanne Barr
“I remember my mother would get upset with me 'cause she said I walked like my dad. But I think it was more like, there's something about you that's not quite ladylike and femme. And then when I got older - once I came out, my mom and grandma were horrified and just kind of like, where did we go wrong?” ThinkingKindSaidRememberMotherCausesMomDadMy DadMy MomUpsetGrandmaFemmeLadylike Author:Jacqueline Woodson
“This morning my dad called me up and said, 'So, tonight's your last show, huh.' And I said, 'No, Dad, that's someone else.'” SaidShowsLastsMorningDadMy DadTonight Author:Jimmy Fallon
“One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.” IfsChildrenSaidGuyHurtDadOne DaySingingHotMy DadIt HurtsPotatoesHurt Me Author:Michael Jackson
“One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation."” WantSaidOne ThingDadConversationMy DadWant To Be Happy Author:Donald Glover
“My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.” SaidHardEnoughTalentHard WorkDadBeatsMy DadTalent And Hard Work Author:Katee Sackhoff