Quotes by Dad From quite early on, I had this idea of compartmentalized identities - 'this is how you are when you are with your mum, and this is how you are when you are with your dad' - so it seemed like I could never absolutely be myself. And the image of myself as compromised and inconsistent made me want to withdraw from the world even further. I had a sense of formulating a paper-mache version of myself to send out in the world, while I sat controlling it remotely from some smug suburban barracks. Russell Brand dadidentityideas Kids did really well in their A levels, how do we respond? 'A Levels are getting easier, in my day you had to do fifty questions in a minute, if you got one wrong, they killed your dad! Russell Howard dadhumorfunny My dad was the funniest guy I ever knew. Russell Peters my-daddadguy I remember my dad asking me one time, and it's something that has always stuck with me: 'Why not you, Russ?' You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, 'Why not us? Why can't we be there?' Russell Wilson dadteamfootball My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.' Russell Wilson ballsdadmorning I love being a dad, and I'm a great dad. Russell Peters great-daddadlove-is I ended up getting drafted by the Colorado Rockies on June 8, 2010 and the next day, my dad passed away, in June 9, 2010. So I'm at the biggest high of my life on June 8th. And the next day, June 9th, he's gone. Russell Wilson next-daydadjune 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 nfldadpassing-away That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life. Russell Simmons fatherhooddadimportant Memorial Day, the reason for it, fewer and fewer people know. It's just the first real weekend of summer, three-day weekend and so forth, barbecues, what have you. That's why I think education is important. I'm really glad my dad drilled into me these things that he had lived through and it helped me relate to him better and understand the things he thought were important and why he was raising me the way he was. Rush Limbaugh memorial-daydadsummer I love all my fam. I have quite possibly the best dad, mom, and sister in the world. Ryan Eggold dadmomworld I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster. Ryan Giggs dadstarsreal Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black. Ryan Giggs dadplayerpeople My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league. Ryan Giggs rugby-leaguedadwatches My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?' Ryan Lochte seniordadschool I'm a huge fan of John Hughes and can say that 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' is easily a top 3 favorite. I'm also a huge fan of all the Second City talent, and I think my Dad and Bill Murray are long lost twins. Ryan McPartlin dadcitiesthinking 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 dadthank-godmen I'd clash with my dad over other things, you know, like difference of opinion and me getting testosterone, you know what I'm saying? Me feeling like I'm a little tough, being a teenager. But my big brother would come in drunk and really, really try my dad and I didn't want to do that. Ryan Montgomery teenagerdadbrother My big brother used to come home drunk and he'd clash with my dad and I just didn't want that. Ryan Montgomery dadbrotherhome My dad was in the Korean War. He got shot seven times. He had seven bullet holes in him. And out of his troop of 35 guys, he was one of nine guys that came back. And when he came back from that he had seven kids in seven years. Ryan McGinley dadwarkids«143144145146147148149150151152153»
