Quotes about Dad

“I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.”

“I was a painter and decorator with my dad for three years.”

“My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.”

“I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.”

“The fact that I have had so much time to be a dad and to be around my children is brilliant.”

“My dad wouldn't buy me tight pants. I had to get my own money to buy them.”

“My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father.”

“My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.”

“Both my mom and dad were models.”

“When it was time to go to college, I was going to apply to Boston University for journalism, and dad said, 'Why not apply to NYU film school, because you love telling stories and taking pictures?' And I thought, 'Oh, I can do that for a job? Cool!'”

“I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.”

“Dad didn't wear the guns unless a report card came in that he didn't particularly dig.”

“I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers.”

“My dad was a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor, and from an early age I was put off by being force-fed a belief system.”

“My dad gave me one of his kidneys.”

“Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, 'How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let's all come up with a solution together.' We work better as a team.”

“I promised my daughter I'd name my first restaurant after her, but now the other kids are like, 'Dad, what about us?' I'm gonna have to open four restaurants!”

“I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his shoulders and taught me one of the most important lessons about sports. He said, 'Jesse, just remember one thing, the Mets suck.'”

“There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'”

“Do I miss him? Of course I do. Every day. His death was devastating, he was just 51. But you know, in my stand-up my Dad will always be alive. He's so much part of my act.”

“My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.”