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Quotes About Dad

I get around OK with a toolbox. As a kid, I picked up skills following my dad through the oil fields of Oklahoma and West Texas. My wife Janine is hard to impress, but she does think it's cool when I fix things around the house.
~ Ronnie Dunn
You probably fucked a priest and now your baby's going to be a monkey. And it won't get born with a silver spoon in its mouth, it'll be wearing a little black and white collar like so- Little Mary jumps up and begins to dance around making hooh-hooh monkey sounds and putting her fingers to her neck. She's talented. She like the dark side, the devil version of her supersmart dad, Eddy.
~ Louise Erdrich
Toledo. In Ohio," Dad added when the city didn't seem to register with Jeff. "Toledo. In Ohio," Dad added when the city didn't seem to register with Jeff.
~ Ann M. Martin
I opened the most recent letter. The fool scheme in question was Dr. Pepper soda. "Dad—it says here that your original investment of twelve dollars is now worth fifteen thousand." I dropped the letter in amazement.
~ Sam Torode
I stay with my family. I try to be a good husband and good dad. That's my real life.
~ Omar Sy
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
~ Edward Kennedy
That's three times you've hurt my feelings in one conversation," he said a bit gruffly. "Three times?" I really hadn't mean to be rude. He counted on his fingers. "You don't like my music. I'm a soccer dad. And I'm good-looking... 'for a rock star'.
~ April Lindner
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year and Fathering Your Toddler: A Dad's Guide to the Second and Third Years.
~ Armin A. Brott
If someone hasn't bought them for you already, I'd recommend that you rush right out and get copies of The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year and Fathering Your Toddler: A Dad's Guide to the Second and Third Years. These books pick up where this one leaves off and continue the process of giving you the skills, knowledge, confidence, and support you'll need to be the best possible dad. All of them are also available as e-books.
~ Armin A. Brott
Sixty-four percent say that being a father makes them a better employee, and, according to the Boston College Center for Work and Family, more dads say that having a flexible schedule that would allow them to spend more time with their family is of greater importance than career advancement or high income. In fact, according to monster.com, 82 percent of working dads searching for a job view companies more positively if they offer a flextime benefit.
~ Armin A. Brott
There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.
~ Arne Duncan
My dad is into movies, and they let me watch movies. I was obsessed with Monty Python when I was in preschool - I don't know why.
~ Charlie Tahan
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?
~ Robbie Coltrane
I think it's an oversimplification of somebody's worth to 'cancel' them. We're so quick to cancel but also so quick to lift somebody up as 'the queen,' 'the mom,' 'the dad,' 'the god.'
~ Hari Nef
I quit college and neglected to tell my dad.
~ Benmont Tench
My dad kind of liked racing and motorsports, but wasn't a big fan, it wasn't like he watched every race or whatever.
~ Lando Norris
I am emotional, honest, and sensitive and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.
~ Raveena Tandon
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
I love Prince Harry. Good looking and a bit of a rebel. Me and his dad are as thick as thieves and I knew Harry before I knew his dad so we've met a few times. I think he's amazing. And I think you can relate to him because he's made mistakes. He's cool.
~ Cheryl Cole
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.
~ Zosia Mamet
I didn't realize how good I was with technology until I met my parents... my dad told me "You're good; you should be a computer programmer." I said, "You're bad... you should be a caveman."
~ Mike Birbiglia
The morning of the game, I'd woken up in my rez house so my dad could drive me the twenty-two miles to Reardan, so I could get on the team bus for the ride back to the reservation. Crazy.
~ Sherman Alexie
They teach you how to handle life in England, but they don't teach you a thing about death. There's no book telling you what to do when your mum or dad dies.
~ Ozzy Osbourne
A mustache sends a visual message to the mating population of Earth that says, "No thank you. I have procreated. My DNA is out in the world, and so I no longer deserve physical affection. Instead, it is time for me to turn away from sex and toward new pursuits, the classic weird dad hobbies such as puns, learning trivia about bridges and wars, and dreaming about societal collapse and global apocalypse.
~ John Hodgman