Quotes by Dad My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home, and he says: 'Why didn't you shoot there? Why didn't you drive?' Dirk Nowitzki driveyoudadhome My dad was a mechanical engineer and a drummer. We had no money, but I never felt we had no money, and that's what I remember now, having my own child. I think, 'Oh so what?' Kids don't go around the house seeing what's wrong with it. Donna Air childdadmoneyremember What Dad's taught me is that life doesn't end when you get to be in your 70s and your 80s, and he has a philosophy of life that just - 'What more can I do? How can I help?' Dorothy Bush Koch meyoudadlife I think my dad's done a great job of letting others have their turn when his term was over and not being out there grandstanding and trying to say, 'Well, this is what I think, and I need to get the news and be on the news and' - he's not like that. Dorothy Bush Koch jobgreatthinkdad Dad's astute knowledge of foreign policy impressed Gorbachev during the time of the Berlin Wall when Dad refused to gloat during the reunification of Germany. Dorothy Bush Koch foreign-policydadtimeknowledge One of the greatest honors in my life is serving as the sponsor of the new aircraft carrier bearing Dad's name. Dorothy Bush Koch namemy-lifedadlife Life after the White House found Dad enjoying having his grandchildren around and letting go of all the enormous burden he shouldered throughout his public life. Dorothy Bush Koch dadwhitehouselife Our father never had to yell at us much when we were growing up. No one ever wanted to let Dad down. Dorothy Bush Koch downneverdadfather Without question, my grandfather's example of public service throughout his life inspired Dad later to run for office himself. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Prescott Bush had plenty of admirers. Dorothy Bush Koch servicedadgrandfatherlife Dad was a passionate sailor, and he taught me. Dorothy Atkinson mepassionatedadsailor My dad couldn't connect to my wanting to be a filmmaker. He was very connected in entertainment, and through him I met Steven Spielberg and got rides on his private plane to California. I'd see Spielberg's people reading scripts. I was like, 'That's what I want to be when I grow up.' Doug Liman growdadreadingpeople I lost my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and we had to relocate my dad after 58 years in the family home. That was tough. Doug Davidson dadfamilymotherhome I grew up in Gillingham in Kent, and my dad commuted to Victoria Station every day. I remember travelling in with him one day and the noise, the people, and the heat leaving me wide-eyed and grinning. Douglas Hodge daymedadpeople One of the things my dad always said is that it's O.K. to do one for you and one for them. He taught me a lot of things, but that's certainly one of the many that I took to heart. Duncan Jones meyoudadheart When I was 14, in Cuba, I met Fidel Castro with my dad, and it was really impressive. And on a totally different level, I met Justin Timberlake! Dylan Penn cubaimpressivedaddifferent I started doing home brew stuff with my dad when I was younger. Dylan Sprouse starteddoingdadhome For as long as I can remember, my nickname was Dusty. I remember my dad naming me that because of the streets where we lived. Dusty Rhodes medadrememberlong My mum is slightly biased and feels everything I do is wonderful, but Dad was like, 'You should go ahead boldly, and I think you should do more films.' To me, that was some kind of acceptance. Dulquer Salmaan meyoudadacceptance I picked Dad's guitar up when I was 8. It hurt to play, so I put it down and picked it back up when I was 15 and dug in. The guitar helped me come out of my shell and kind of gave me an identity at school. Dustin Lynch meguitardadschool I go back five generations in Jamaica. My dad grew up in Port Royal, and my mom grew up in Kingston. My family is from the country like West Moreland and also in Manchester. I've been there countless times. As far as cuisine, there's not really much that comes out of Jamaica that's on a plate that I don't like. Dule Hill dadfamilymomcountry«212213214215216217218219220221222»
