Quotes by Dad My father was very strict with me, and I kept seeing a disparity between their freedom and my lack of it, or how I had all the responsibilities and they had none. And the Catholic Church, all of the rules, and why did I have to wear a dress when they could wear pants? I would say to my dad: 'Will Jesus love me less if I wear pants? Am I going to hell?' Madonna Ciccone dadfatherjesus Yes, I always remember my dad's, mom's and my grandma's perfumes. Marc Jacobs dadgrandmamom Mercy Falls was all about rumors, and the rumor on Jack was that he got his short fuse from his dad. I didn't know about that. It seemed like you ought to pick the sort of person you would be, no matter what your parents were like. Maggie Stiefvater dadparentfall Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany. Marcia Gay Harden dadschoolmoving I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes. Marcia Cross dadpeopleway My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time. Marc Maron dadhumorfunny They made it to the middle class, my dad working as a bartender and my mother as a cashier and a maid. I didn't inherit any money from them. But I inherited something far better - the real opportunity to accomplish my dreams. Marco Rubio dadmotherdream Mum once told Dad that vices are only vices when looked at through the frame of society. Maggie Stiefvater mumdadvices My Dad used to tell us: 'En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos' 'In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.' Marco Rubio dadablecountry We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made our own sausages, our own meatloafs, our own pickles. Dad had to do everything himself. He had to figure out how to finance his business. Marcy Kaptur mind-your-own-businesssausagedad My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful. Because just a few decades removed from hopelessness, they made possible for us all the things that had been impossible for them. Marco Rubio dadmommother My mom's Jewish and my dad's Irish Catholic alcoholic, so I whine on the inside. Margaret Smith dadmomdrinking My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that. Marco Rubio dadmommother I once complained to my father that I didn't seem to be able to do things the same way other people did. Dad's advice? 'Margo, don't be a sheep.People hate sheep. They eat sheep.' Margo Kaufman dadhatefather I've got a record in Florida. I'm proud of my dad, and I'm certainly proud of my brother. In Florida, they called me Jeb, because I earned it. Marco Rubio floridadadbrother My dad was a bartender that worked banquets. So that meant holidays, weekends, nights. Marco Rubio bartenderbanquetsdad We were like the Beatles, Dad.' 'I know you think that, sweetie' 'Seriously. Mom is John, you're Paul, I'm George, and Ice Cream is Ringo.' 'Ice Cream,' I said. 'Resentful of the past, fearful of the future...everytime we saw Ice Cream sitting there with her mouth open, we'd say, Poor Ice Cream, resentful of the past, fearful of the future. Maria Semple dadmompast I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter - that I got from my dad. Marianne Faithfull classical-musicdadparent Without my dad, I wouldn't be here. Maria Sharapova my-dadfathers-daydad I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge. Mario Balotelli dadwould-beboys«105106107108109110111112113114115»
