Quotes about Dad

“My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.”

“I wanted to make peace with my dad. I didn't get to really make peace before he passed away and so I'm hoping to connect to him spiritually. I feel like he's always guiding me.”

“As kids, we lived in this magical world and roamed free in the gardens. I was obsessed with 'Alice in Wonderland.' My dad cut the hedges so that they started shorter and grew taller, so I could run up and down and feel like I was shrinking.”

“I got family in the U.K. on my dad's side of the family. My grandfather's brother moved to the U.K. from Jamaica. It's a pretty big family I'll have there.”

“My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way.”

“When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that's a pretty tough standard to match up to.”

“The only ones I trust really are my Mum and Dad and those who are closest to me.”

“My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'”

“I get on all right with my parents. But I don't see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn't getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad.”

“I never trained in pro wrestling with The Sheik, but I did amateur wrestling with pro wrestlers in my dad's basement.”

“My mom's not working, my dad doesn't want to stop working because he likes to be engrossed, so everybody is happy.”

“My dad was Quaker and a businessman.”

“I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.”

“Being a cop must be hard. My dad was one and never wanted any of his children to follow in his footsteps.”

“My life is pretty ordinary in so many ways. I live in a town called Plainville. I have the life of an average dad. It feels like I have this secret identity as an author, and it's still very surreal to me.”

“My dad was always in sales. My mom had a heart for the ages. Worked in recreation, doing rehabilitation in nursing homes. Very nice, practical folks who were very proud of me but had no inclination toward the stage in any way.”

“My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.'”

“My mom and dad are Republicans. At least two of my brothers are.”

“My dad was a terrible businessman.”

“I am who I am. I have a low voice, and I look like somebody's dad or boss or a police chief, and those roles come my way.”

“I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.”