Quotes by Dad My mother and I are more than best friends; we are partners in crime. After she and my father, Quincy Jones, separated when I was 10 years old, my sister, Kidada, who was 12, went to live with our dad, and I stayed with my mother. Rashida Jones dadmotherfather My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear. Rashida Jones my-daddaddecision As a kid in Fayetteville, N.C., I played golf all day, every day, a lot of it by myself. I spent hundreds of hours around the greens at Cape Fear Valley, the course my dad owned, hitting every shot I could think of - the one-hop-and-release, the chip that lands dead, the explosion from a bad lie. Ray Floyd dadkidslying The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow. Ray Liotta piecesdadblow It came time to go to college. My dad said, go wherever you want. Take whatever you want. He just really believed in getting out and being exposed to different things. Ray Liotta daddifferentcollege My dad taught me about music. He used to tap dance. Ray Davies taughtdadused My daughter, dad where do homeless people come from? My answer, everywhere. Ray Price daddaughterpeople By being with my kids. I'm like a lion who hunts and comes home to be looked after and sleep. I think girls tend to be drawn towards their dad. I'd love to have a son, but I have three kids who are great - three geezer birds and that's all I need to worry about. Ray Winstone dadgirlsleep To me I'm just a regular person going to the mall with friends, and now I'm in Forever 21 and I see this random group of girls staring at me and taking pictures. But now I usually have my dad, who is a really tall and intimidating person with me, so he's kind of my bodyguard. Rebecca Black dadgirlforever Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea. Rebecca Hall dadfatherideas I'm just naturally quite toned. My dad was like a body builder, so I've got my dad's body. Not all of it, thank God. Rebecca Mader dadthank-godbody Mom. She always says to look at the big picture. How all of the little things don't matter in the long run. . . I know that Mom is right about the big picture. But Dad is right too: Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other. The dots matter. Rebecca Stead dadmomrunning George Washington, who said to his father, Dad, if I never tell I lie, how am I ever gonna become President? Never got a dinner! Red Buttons dadfatherlying My dad was a jingle writer, and my mom was a jewelry designer and musician. Reeve Carney musiciandadmom My dad, being a jingle writer, and my mom, being a jingle singer, they hooked me up with some people when I was a kid that worked with children's jingle singing groups. I used to sing jingles as a kid. Reeve Carney dadmomchildren When I was young I was very interested in science and technology, and my dad brought home the first computer. I played pac man and I was hooked! By learning to create technology, girls learn to speak up. Regina Agyare dadgirlhome My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done the best he could. He wasn't capable of giving more. It had nothing to do with her. She could no longer take it personally. Regina Brett daddaughterhurt And the odd think in Dad's voice was the sound truth makes being said. Ray Bradbury dadvoicethinking The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades ago, but the gold Caravelle watch keeps my dad alive. A watch isn't about keeping time. It's about stopping it. Regina Brett dadgoldwatches We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, 'Who calls during dinner? If it's important, they'll call back.' He was right. Regina Brett dadlandlong«133134135136137138139140141142143»
