Quotes About Dad

As a father, you want to protect, but I also want to prepare her for when she grows up, so I want to be a great example as a dad.

To any child, the first occupations that are presented to you are your parents'. I was appealed to my dad's occupation from the get-go.

I'm definitely the super-cool dad.

Once my sister was older, she and I would do lots of hobbies together. We took dance lessons and put on shows at home; tap dancing on the granite fireplace, which must have mortified my dad.

My dad is huge on music, so he always made tapes from his friends. That's how I got into music.

My dad has been in the fight against monopoly since it wasn't so cool. I'm sure I've turned to the subject to please him, though I think he might consider some of my arguments a little flamethrowing for his tastes.

My dad was always busy. You would pop round for a cup of tea, and within minutes you would see him walking past with a step-ladder. He was always fixing things.

My dad's a teacher and a football coach, and he found a job in New Jersey.

You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that.

Dad, I'm in an airport with armed police. How much trouble can I cause?" Mum's fingers tightened around her book. "This is a terrible idea," she muttered.

My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don't you?

CHANGE WHAT YOU CAN I've learned the truth and wisdom in rich dad's words. So much of life is out of our control. I've learned to focus on what I do have control over: myself. And if things must change, first I must change.

Job security meant everything to my educated dad. Learning meant everything to my rich dad.

For example, one dad would say, "The love of money is the root of all evil." The other said, "The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Okay, now you're starting to scare me, Wes says. No, scary is the way people can alter their voices on cue. Like your imitation of that creepy guy who lives at your house. You mean my dad? he laughs.

I finish the potatoes. She send me to the TV to watch the parades. Dad stumbles downstairs. How is she? he asked before he goes in the kitchen. It's Thanksgiving, I say. Dad puts on his coat. Doughnuts? he asks. I nod.

...Something about, 'I love my dad, I love my dad, makes me feel better when I'm sad ... I love you to the moon and back.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

I can't tell my dad that there's no way I'm crashing some collegiate party covered in sweat and dirt. I look like a ditch digger, not a Rose & Grave Digger.

Yeah, I know, the Mars thing. I've been meaning to talk to you about that. When did you get the idea it would be cute to carve my dad's cell-phone number on a rock in the middle of Syrtis Major? He hates it when people call me on his phone." Kit gave Nita a resigned look. "Sorry," he said, "I couldn't resist.

I carry their beauty inside the very soul of my being. Dark with shades of grey. White with storm clouds in the distance. Because of dad and mom, I am not afraid to dream of dark victories and black beauty. I'm not afraid to be in love with the night

My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.

I love being a dad. I just love it.