Quotes About Father

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

Anytime I was in Memphis with my dad and at the house, I was happy. That was, like, a given. It was what I lived for. And I still feel the same excitement and warmth.

I spent many years not knowing where my dad was... Not knowing if my dad was alive, even. He turned up when I was 16 out of the blue.

You know the drill. 18 is legal. 17 with consent. 16 with a note. 15 if her dad's in the room. Low five!

Dad, I left my heart up there.

I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has four wives.

My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He's a lawyer, and when he'd get home, we always sat down and listened to music.

My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.

Dad thinks vengeance is the coolest thing about the Lord. That, and turning water into alcohol.

I'm real good with math, with numbers, like my dad was. I'm pretty much dialed in.

You might be a redneck if on your first date you had to ask your Dad to borrow the keys to the tractor.

See, I've always seen Jacques Cousteau as a hero, mate. He's a legend - like my dad, just a legend. And so what he did for conservation in the '60s through the '70s was just phenomenal.

My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly.

My dad wears girls' clothes - it's so funny. Sometimes I see him and I'm like, 'Nice shirt!,' because it's from my closet.

Me and my dad used to play tag, he'd drive!

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'

My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since.

When I was a kid my dad would say, "Emo, do you believe in the Lord?" I'd say, "Yes!" He'd say, "Then stand up and shout Hallelujah!" So I would ... and I'd fall out of the roller coaster.

Growing up with my dad taught me to either lie like a pro or not bother.

My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us.

When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.

I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed.

With my dad passing away, he's always watching me-a big smile on his face, watching every snap on the 50-yard line.