Quotes by Dad I can't go to sleep unless I've watched at least two episodes of American Dad on Hulu or iTunes. It just feels familiar. It's like a lullaby. Gabourey Sidibe dadsleeptwo A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. Gabriel Garcia Marquez fathers-daydadmen People understand when I talk about my son not listening, or issues at home or his real dad coming back into the picture, or even stories about family members not seeing eye to eye with what you're doing. Gabriel Iglesias dadeyereal It was funny how dad was more honest in a book that anyone in the world could pick up and read than he could be talking to me. Or maybe it was sad. One or the other. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Gabrielle Zevin dadtalkingbook I remember learning to drive on my dad's lap. Did you guys ever do that? He'd work the brakes. I'd work the wheel. Then I went to take the driver's test and sat on the examiner's lap. I failed the exam. But he still writes to me. That's the really nice part. Garry Shandling dadnicewriting Children can find other children to be pals. Children need fathers to be fathers. Garrison Keillor dadfatherchildren I'm sitting in the drive-through and I've got my three girls in the back and this station comes on and it's playing “Jailhouse Rock,” the original version, and my girls are jumping up and down, going nuts. I'm looking around at them and they've heard Dad's music all the time and I don't see that out of them. Garth Brooks dadgirlnuts I was born when my dad was 50... It's weird growing up with a dad that much older than you. We'd go to the movies, we're both getting discounts. Gary Gulman borngrowing-updad We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star. Gary Kemp dadstarsbook I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. Gary Kemp dadclassthinking In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly. Gary Kemp dadimportantthinking My oldest brother and my middle brother would always beat me up and take the ball from me. I used to cry a lot, so I used to come in here and get my dad. He used to be on my team, so he used to hold them down and let me score the basket. Gary Payton dadteambrother My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances. Gary Numan dadwishjobs I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that's how it started. Gary Numan crushdadmother Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities. Gary Smalley dadmomchildren And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip. Gary Oldman dadkidsschool Children desperately need to know - and to hear in ways they understand and remember - that they're loved and valued by mom and dad. Gary Smalley dadmomchildren 'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad. Gary Oldman my-daddadmouths My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it Gavin DeGraw guitardadplay When one has not had a good father, one must create one. Friedrich Nietzsche dadfunnyfather«5253545556575859606162»
