My Dad Quotes - Page 6

• My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell.

  Parker Posey

  Cousin, Dad, Grandfather

  Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. March 12, 2008.

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• My dad and I hunted and fished together. How could I get angry at this man who took the time to be with me?

  James Dobson

  Dad, Father, Men

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• I was at a small private school in London. I wasn't very academic. My dad said to me, 'OK, you might as well leave, since you're not working very hard'. When I told I him wanted to stay on for my A-levels, he said I'd have to pay my own fees, then he'd pay me back if I got good grades.

  Robert Pattinson

  Life, Dad, School

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• I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

  Will Estes

  Jobs, Dad, Entrepreneur

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• My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.

  Amy Sedaris

  Boyfriend, Dad, Father

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• Never love anything that can't love you back.

  Bruce Williams

  Love, Fathers Day, Teenage

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• My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didn't go to university.

  Petra Stunt

  Mom, Dad, Humble

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• Can't wait to date a supermodel, can't wait to sue my Dad. Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari, on the way to rehab.

  Brad Paisley

  Art, Dad, Media

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• I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

  Umberto Eco

  Fathers Day, Dad, Believe

  Umberto Eco (2007). “Foucault's Pendulum”, p.60, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Overslept and had to race to get a life to Jas’s with my dad. No time for yoga or makeup. Oh well, I’ll start tomorrow. God alone knows how the Dalai Lama copes on a daily basis. He must get up at dawn. Actually, I read somewhere that he does get up at dawn.

  Louise Rennison

  Dad, Yoga, Makeup

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• Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him.

  Sarah Dessen

  Dad, Care, Messengers

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.36, Penguin

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• My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Dad, Sometimes, Said

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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• Get off me,” Harry spat, throwing Pettigrew’s hands off him in disgust. “I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing it because — I don’t reckon my dad would’ve wanted them to become killers — just for you.

  J. K. Rowling

  Dad, Hands, Killers

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• It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.

  Friedrich Schiller

  Family, Thank You, Fathers Day

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• Hamilton awkwardly folded himself into the passenger seat. "Couldn't you get something bigger?" he asked as he banged his knee against the dashboard. "We're supposed to be a diversion," Jonah said. "Got to make an entrance. Can't do that in a minivan, Giganto Boy. Can't do much in a minivan except look about as uncool as it gets." "Hey! My dad drives a minivan." "Snap.

  Judy Blundell

  Dad, Boys, Knees

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• Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be." "That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?"... "You've been paying close attention, haven't you?" "I like to observe people/" "Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar.

  Veronica Roth

  Girl, Dad, Liars

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• My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank.

  Sean Covey

  Dad, Doctors, Ends

  Sean Covey (2014). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

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• 'Cause I'm just - I want to go to Amsterdam, and I want him to tell me what happens after the book is over, and I just don't want my particular life, and also the sky is depressing me, and there is this old swing set out here that my dad made for me when I was a kid.' 'I must see this old swing set of tears immediately,' he said. 'I'll be over in twenty minutes.'

  John Green

  Depressing, Dad, Book

  "The Fault in Our Stars". Book by John Green and Rodrigo Corral, January 10, 2012.

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• The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits.

  Janette Rallison

  Dad, Thinking, Skins

  Janette Rallison (2010). “My Fair Godmother”, p.32, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• My dad (Scott Swift) believed in me, even when I didn't.He always knew I could do this. I’m sure that everyone in Reading remembers how much he talked about me. I thought that was sweet, but really I just wasn’t as sure it would happen. So, I just love my dad for believing in his little girl.

  Taylor Swift

  Girl, Sweet, Dad

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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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• Oskar Schell: If the sun were to explode, you wouldn't even know about it for 8 minutes because thats how long it takes for light to travel to us. For eight minutes the world would still be bright and it would still feel warm. It was a year since my dad died and I could feel my eight minutes with him... were running out.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Running, Dad, Eight

  "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close". www.imdb.com. 2011.

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• He slid his hand onto Riley's bare abdomen. "I got to thinkin' that a few years down the line, when yer older, what if that was our baby and I could feel it right here under my hand. Feel the life we'd created." Riley's eyes moistened. "Girl or boy?" "Doesn't matter. If it's a girl, we can name her after my gran. Her name was Emily Rose." "Hmm...I like that. Maybe the boy could be Paul Arthur, like my dad." "Yeah, that works. But that's all the way down the line, isn't it?" It might never come to pass.

  Jana Oliver

  Girl, Baby, Dad

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• My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade.

  Harry Hill

  Fathers Day, Dad, Fighting

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• I used to carry my dad's empty guitar case around the neighborhood because I wanted people to think I played the guitar. I would put flintstones vitamins in it in case I got tired, so I could pop some and keep walking.

  Kristen Wiig

  Dad, Women, Tired

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