Quotes by Dad As a teenager, I developed a great interest in not only horse breeding but also horse racing and used to bet based on red-hot tips. I realized that becoming a bookmaker would be very lucrative, but Dad put his foot down, saying it was an inappropriate career. Cyrus S. Poonawalla downgreathorsedad My dad is the first to say that Mum deals with the mortgage payments, the bills, the rota, things like that, while my dad is the emotional one who keeps the home together. He's the nurturer, but together, they work perfectly. Cush Jumbo dadtogetherworkhome I was really into old musicals. When I was seven or eight, my mum and dad would be like, 'How does she know who Ginger Rogers is?' Then, one weekend, Josephine Baker popped up in a French film called 'Zouzou,' and I was so stunned because she looked like me. Cush Jumbo knowmeweekenddad I did grow up poor. My mom managed to get a job as a custodian at our church, and it was really just a favor for her, and my dad's an electrician - just a blue-collar family, and the house was usually falling apart. Crystal Bowersox jobdadfamilymom My dad is basically my best friend. I'm that dude's spitting image and couldn't be more proud of that. They just don't come any better than my dad. Coy Bowles bestdadproudbest-friend My dad brought me up to be a good person. Courtney Eaton goodmegood-persondad My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy. Chris Stapleton arrowstraightdadguy My dad founded the 'Rancho Santa Fe Times' and won a lot of journalism awards. Chris Hillman santajournalismawardsdad My dad talks about the times when we'd play backyard cricket: If I got bowled out, I'd just refuse to let go of the bat and swing it at anyone who tried to take it away from me. I like to think that's been tempered a bit over the years. Chris Hemsworth thinkmecricketdad Sitting around our kitchen table from a very early age on, we talked politics, and we talked policy. Never once can I ever remember my dad saying, 'Go away, this is an adult conversation.' Cheri Bustos dadpoliticsageremember Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject. Chelsea Cain copyyeardadbook When I was ten, I went to seven schools in one year in Nova Scotia. Me and my mum moved there so that I could be closer to my dad, who is an ice-truck driver, but it didn't work out. Mia Goth yearmedadwork My dad was a midfielder, like I am, and he was good, too. When I saw him playing as I got older, I could see he really knew how to play. He didn't have all the chances to grow and have a great career that I got, but he did what he could. Miralem Pjanic i-amgreatgooddad It was my dad who got me into football. One day, he surprised me playing in the garage. He thought I was a thief. I always played football when I was a kid. Miralem Pjanic daymedadfootball I remember playing with my dad, and my kids will remember this as well. Xabi Alonso wellwilldadremember My dad was a loyal congressman until his death. The Congress didn't respect him after his death and filed cases against me. Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy merespectdaddeath Along with being around the 'Roseanne' stuff, I've been following my mom and my dad back to Steppenwolf. Zoe Perry backbeingdadmom When I'm acting, there are moments where I'm thinking, 'I sound like my mom when I say that,' or, 'I sound like my dad when I say that.' Zoe Perry dadmomentsmomthinking In our house, my dad had a chair. It was a Barcalounger, big and comfortable. If we missed him or wanted comfort when he wasn't home, we'd just climb into the chair and let it envelop us. Wendell Pierce climbdadhousehome In 1974, when the city of Boston was desegregating its schools, I watched the news with my dad and saw the police escorts in riot gear, the protesters screaming at the buses, small frightened faces in their windows. Wendell Pierce citynewspolicedad«242243244245246247248249250251252»
