Quotes by category:Dad

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.

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When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.

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You will find that if you really try to be a father, your child w... by Robert Breault

You will find that if you really try to be a father, your child will meet you halfway.

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Dad claims that library science is the foundation of all sciences just as math is the key -- and we will survive or founder, depending on how well the librarians do their jobs. Librarians didn't look glamorous to me but maybe Dad had hit on a not very obvious truth.

Robert A. Heinlein

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.

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I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through.

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At length his lonely cot appears in view, by Robert Burns

At length his lonely cot appears in view,

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I had a different upbringing - my dad worked three jobs. You know... by Robert Davi

I had a different upbringing - my dad worked three jobs. You know, it wasn't as easy as they had it.

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Um, dad?" I called "How's it going?" "Percy!" Annabeth whispered.... by Rick Riordan

Um, dad?" I called "How's it going?" "Percy!" Annabeth whispered. "We're in a hurry!

My parents, the effect that [Frank Sinatra] had on the Italian community, in terms of all our friends at the house were multicultural. We weren't just Italians. My dad's close friend was a black gentleman - this was back in the early 50s when Tony Bennett was reprimanded for having lunch, when he was in the military, with a black man.

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I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited to school for Career Day.

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With all the new technology, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, NetFlex, everyone has access to older movies. There is a new generation now of Freddy fans. Fathers that saw the movie originally, these guys are dads now, and they let their kids watch them.

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The greatest thing my dad taught me came from when I called him from a phone booth and said, 'Hungry. No bus token. Please. Out of options.' He said, 'Pfft, get a job.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the Briti... by Rick Riordan

I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British museum.

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You want to know how Egyptians pulled the brains out of mummies. or built the pyramids, or cursed King Tut's tomb? My dad's your man.

After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England.

Now, now," Bast said. "It's not so bad." "Right," I said. "We're stuck in Washington, D.C. We have two days to make it to Arizona and stop a god we don't know how to stop. And if we can't, we'll never see our dad or Amos again, and the world might end." "That's the spirit!" Bast said brightly. "Now, let's have a picnic.

My dad served 21 years and my mom did 13, so through that process, they taught me that I always have to give back.

Robert Griffin III

You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.

Robert Griffin III

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I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

Robert Griffin III

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