My Dad Quotes - Page 17

• In junior high in Germany I fought kids all the time. I had such a bad temper, I almost got thrown out of school. A few lickings from my dad got me out of that scene. He wore me out with a paddle.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Dad, School

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• I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was in uncirculated condition might be a panty dropper, and it turned out not to be. Then I stumbled into skateboarding, which kind of was cooler. But I wasn't aware of what was cool. My dad wasn't around so he couldn't shake me and say, 'Drop the coin collecting bit. It's not where you want to go.' So, that and the spelling bee and the chess, I think I had it figured out for myself.

  Adam Sandler

  Dad, Thinking, Skateboarding

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• My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of people laugh, that's my mom. I inherit my sense of comedy from her.

  Mindy Kaling

  Mom, Brother, Dad

  Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

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• My dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.

  Mindy Kaling

  Dad, Littles, Stuff

  Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

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• 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."

  Donald Glover

  Dad, Want, Conversation

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• My dad is an ambassador. My brother is a diplomat. I doubt that I could be doing anything else other than being a diplomat if I weren't in showbiz. It's in the genes!

  Woody Milintachinda

  Brother, Dad, Doubt

  Source: travel.cnn.com

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• Man, if it weren't for Bill's Records and Tapes I would've been an accountant like my dad. I love my dad, but thank God for Bill's.

  Ryan Miller

  Dad, Men, Thank God

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• My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.

  Rafe Spall

  Dad, Men, Laughing

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• My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really tough.

  Nolan Gould

  Dad, Military, Moving

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• I saw The Empire Strikes Back the week that it came out. My father was a huge Star Wars fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.

  Donald Faison

  Stars, Dad, Father

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• My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.

  Brian Kilmeade

  Dad, Book, People

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• Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.

  Damon Wayans, Jr.

  Dad, House, Stuff

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• When I was a kid, Blade Runner was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.

  Tahmoh Penikett

  Dad, Kids, Boys

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• As a person, when I was seven or eight, my dad would try very hard to tutor me through school because I had learning difficulties or whatever. I would wish that they could just plant a chip in my brain so that I would know everything and not have to study.

  Dichen Lachman

  Dad, School, Eight

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My dad was a doctor and surgeon. He was the fifth generation of his family to become a doctor.

  Ken Kercheval

  Dad, Doctors, Generations

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• My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know each tiger is going to be having their own little conversation and narrative.

  John Boyega

  Dad, Ark, Stories

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My dad has an incredible passion for living life, and he's really, really funny, so he definitely encourages me to enjoy all aspects of life. He's very proud of me and definitely encourages my career path, and we have a good time talking about work.

  Spencer Grammer

  Dad, Live Life, Passion

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My dad was a class person on and off the field. That's the person I want to be.

  Peyton Manning

  Dad, Class, Nfl

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• My dad hasn't said much about his college days. Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.

  Andrew Luck

  Dad, Growing Up, College

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• With my dad passing away, he's always watching me-a big smile on his face, watching every snap on the 50-yard line.

  Russell Wilson

  Dad, Nfl, Passing Away

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• I was taught very well. My mom raised me very well, and so did my dad. I've been very blessed to have great parents that cared about me.

  Justin Bieber

  Mom, Dad, Blessed

  "Interview: Justin Bieber Talks About His Top 5 Rappers, Selena Gomez, and Growing Up In The Game". Interview with Joe la Puma, www.complex.com. March 30, 2012.

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• I definitely want to go and do some more research. My dad used to make me sit outside on the steps all night long, looking for a UFO flying by and I had to do that for years.

  Rihanna

  Dad, Night, Years

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Sports, Dad

  Interview with Gary Leland, fastpitch.tv.

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• My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Motivation, Dad

  "Phil Jackson: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. May 8, 2011.

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• 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.

  Rick Riordan

  Dad, Battle, Peanut Butter

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