Quotes by category:Dad

Your kids don’t need more things. They need you. And they want you. The more time that you can spend with them, the more they are going to want to be like you and know the Heavenly Father who made you such a great dad. That’s how you lead your kids to Christ.

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Did-a-chick? Dum-a-chum? Dad-a-cham? Ded-a-chek? by Stephen King

Did-a-chick? Dum-a-chum? Dad-a-cham? Ded-a-chek?

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Of course, I still saw Edward at school, because there wasn't anything Charlie [her dad] could do about that. And then, Edward spent almost every night in my room, too, but Charlie wasn't precisely aware of that. Edward's ability to climb easily and silently through my second-story window was almost as useful as his ability to read Charlie's mind.

Stephenie Meyer

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My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years o... by Steve Earle

My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life.

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I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone.

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There's this script that my dad wrote that portrays my brother's life, and I don't want to bore you with the details, but there's something in that that's really great. I would love working with him. I don't know in what way, but if I need a coach next time I'm on the set, or to produce or make something, absolutely. He's one of the main reasons I am where I am today. His mentorship and guidance.

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The kids accepted my drinking as a part of life. Not a particularly pernicious part. I didn't beat up on them. Basically I don't think I was so different from a lot of dads who have three or four martinis when they get in from work, wine with dinner and so on.

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I'm a fun dad, but I don't know if I'm the fun, crazy dad. by Steve Carell

I'm a fun dad, but I don't know if I'm the fun, crazy dad.

See, I've always seen Jacques Cousteau as a hero, mate. He's a legend - like my dad, just a legend. And so what he did for conservation in the '60s through the '70s was just phenomenal.

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There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.

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I would sooner die of a taipan bite then tell my dad that I got bitten by a taipan. Because my nose would bleed from his kicking my ass.

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My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest.

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I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles... by Stephen King

I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts.

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A father carries pictures where his money used to be. by Steve Martin

A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

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My dad has a great expression. He always says, 'Tell me a fact and I'll learn, tell me the truth and I believe, but tell me a story, and it will live in my heart forever.' Interestingly enough now, my dad's story is going to be in Canton and hopefully that will live forever, too.

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Sometimes being a dad is like watching a ping-pong match. by Steve Schirripa

Sometimes being a dad is like watching a ping-pong match.

Steve Schirripa

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My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat.

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My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work.

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I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. by Steve Zahn

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

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Back in high school I told my dad, "I'm going to have a computer... by Steve Wozniak

Back in high school I told my dad, "I'm going to have a computer someday."

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