Quotes by Dad My dad died right after performing at the Friars' roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I have that tape somewhere. There's still a lot of good jokes in there. I mean, that was 1958. Albert Brooks somewheregoodjokesdad I'm not really a helicopter dad or tiger dad per se. If anything, I try to not do that, but I get anxious while I'm trying to be relaxed about raising my kids. Ken Jeong tigertrydadtrying Being a dad is best thing you can do, it's very exciting. Alastair Cook bestbeingyoudad There is not a racist bone in my dad's body. He doesn't even laugh at distasteful jokes. Alan Wilson laughjokesdadbody The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict. Alan Thicke generationparentingdadway My dad didn't believe that I was going to make it through school, and that was the only thing I was determined to do, because he said that I wasn't going to do it. Al Green dadsaidbelieveschool I wasn't even born when dad swam in the Olympics. I've seen videos of some of his swims, although I don't think I've ever seen him in the Olympics. He's been a massive support right through my career, and it's good to have someone so close to talk to who knows all about what it's like to compete in an Olympic Games. Aimee Willmott goodthinksupportdad I just always really wanted to swim. It was always a family thing: dad obviously swam, and my sister did, too. And mum used to come along to meets. They had to drag me out of the pool - so there was never any pressure on me to swim. It was just something I loved doing. Aimee Willmott mesisterdadfamily My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week. Kay Bailey Hutchison daysweekdadwork At a meet and greet in a nightclub in Texas, a girl who looked about 15 years old gave me a VHS copy of 'Adventures in Babysitting,' and she whispered in my ear that it's really just home movie footage of her dad practicing judo. Katya Zamolodchikova medadgirlhome When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41. Nick Nolte borndadwarworld I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate. Nick Mason cardadfamilyart My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination. Nico Mirallegro irishcombinationdadhalf I drove my mum and dad mad. Nicola Sturgeon drovemummaddad I have six brothers and one sister, and I was an ice hockey player when I was younger. I think my dad thought I was going to be in the women's league for ice hockey. But, I totally fell in love with drama in grade school, and I asked my mom if I could get involved with it. Nicola Peltz womendadloveschool My dad was in the Indian Army. He died in a terrorist attack in Kashmir in 1994. After that, my mum and I settled in Noida. I went to Delhi Public School in Noida and then to Shri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi University. It was in college that I realised I wanted to be on the stage and in front of the camera. Nimrat Kaur cameradadarmyschool My dad actually taught me how to play piano. I was classically trained, but I've started to branch off a little bit into blues and jazz. That's my new thing. Noah Gray-Cabey newmedadplay Ultimately, my connection to my Indian-ness comes back to my mom and dad. They would all tell me and my siblings stories about their life in India, so it was very close to my two brothers and my sister and I. Nikki Haley medadmomlife My dad was a civil servant before he retired, and my mum worked, too. We could not always get three meals in a day; sometimes we'd struggle. Nwankwo Kanu daydadstrugglesometimes My dad played football - and tennis as well - and so did my brothers. My dad was chairman of our local club, Spartans, for a while. But back when I was a boy, people didn't think of football as a career. Nwankwo Kanu boydadfootballpeople«221222223224225226227228229230231»
