Quotes by Dad My mom and dad always tried to make Christmas special for us. We were poor, but it's funny because we had no idea. Johnny Mathis dadchristmasmomfunny I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. Johnny Iuzzini dadfamilymoneywork My dad was a telegraph operator for the Cotton Belt Railroad. He worked seven nights a week from 4 until midnight, no vacation. Johnny Gimble vacationweekdadmidnight My dad was working class. Johnny Flynn workingdadclass My dad owned a propane company in Oklahoma. Johnny Bench ownedcompanyoklahomadad My dad, he would go through these periods of self-doubt. We'd do something that was controversial or that wasn't welcomed by everybody, and he'd go, 'Well, Shirley, our parents cursed us with ethics, and we passed it on to our children.' John Wesley Shipp parentsethicsdadchildren I grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. My dad took me hunting, trapping and fishing when I was a kid. John W. Thompson medadfishingbeach I had been born a Republican. My dad was an active Republican, but he was not active in politics and I really never was either. It's true that I did belong to that party, but it really had very little impact on my public work or my private views. John Paul Stevens neverdadpoliticswork My dad is and was very funny and had a really dry sense of humor, which, as a kid, seemed un-fun. But in retrospect, it's kind of hilarious. John Mulaney sense-of-humordadhumorfunny If I didn't already sense that I was different, I certainly was reminded, whether by my parents or by the other school kids. Not just reminded. Told... I was made to believe it wasn't right. If I went a little bit too off - slap! It was Dad's upbringing and it was Victorian, and that's the way he was. John Galliano parentsdadbelieveschool My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent. John Daly medadparentworld My own back yard, and my mom and dad's back yard, is where I learned about tomatoes and weeds and daily maintenance. John Bytheway dailymy-owndadmom I was 14 in Barcelona, and when I initially went there, I didn't see my mum for six months and my dad for four months. Australia is far from Spain, but I don't remember how long or how short the days felt. I think what was most difficult for my parents was that if anything went wrong, they couldn't say, 'OK, we'll be there in a couple of hours.' Johanna Konta parentsdadrememberlong I have been through a lot of ups and downs in life, both personally and professionally, and I discovered over the years that I have a lot of fortitude, and I got that from my dad. Joey Kramer throughups-and-downsdadlife I learned from my dad that there may come a time in life when you need to slow down and take a breath and deal with things, and that's OK, but whatever you do... Don't stop, and don't quit. Even if it's hard, you can't be lazy. Joey Kramer youdadtimelife My mom says it's an American version of the French name Jolie. My dad says I'm named after Al Jolson. Joely Fisher americannamedadmom My dad played a little bit of piano and guitar, but not that professionally. I saw him play, and I said, 'I want to play. I want to try this instrument.' Joey Alexander tryguitardadwant My dad would take me downtown, and I'd stand backstage and watch him in the vaudeville pit band. I was 6 or 7. He was a musician, a band leader, a wonderful clarinetist and saxophone player. Joel Grey standmedadleader I watch a lot of movies. I've watched movies since I was a kid. My dad brought me to the theater once a week. Always - it was a must. So I think that influenced me a lot to be an actor. Joe Taslim moviesthinkmedad I get on all right with my parents. But I don't see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn't getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad. Joe Strummer stayparentsseedad«195196197198199200201202203204205»
