Dad Quotes - page 70

At Bishop they learn'd that Dixon had been buried in back of the Quaker Meeting-House in Staindrop. Doctor Isaac stay'd with his Father, step for step. At the grave, which by Quaker custom was unmark'd, Mason beseech'd what dismally little he knew of God, to help Dixon through. The grass was long and beaded with earlier rain. A Cat emerg'd from it and star'd for a long time, appearing to know them. "Dad?" Doc had taken his arm. For an instant, unexpectedly, Mason saw the little Boy who, having worried about Storms at Sea, as Beasts in the Forest, came running each time to make sure his father had return'd safely, - whose gift of ministering to others Mason was never able to see, let alone accept, in his blind grieving, his queasiness of Soul before a life and a death, his refusal to touch the Baby, tho' 'twas not possible to blame him.... The Boy he had gone to the other side of the Globe to avoid was looking at him now with nothing in his face but concern for his Father. "Oh, Son." (Thomas Pynchon)
My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life. View quote
Brad Pitt
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad. View quote
Derek Jeter
My dad was part of the pioneers of public broadcasting in Canada. And he always told me the most important thing you can be in your career is fair. View quote
Peter Jennings
And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet. View quote
Jackson Browne
Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, Id like to study piano. View quote
Jackson Browne
Your dad didn't die, so I won't be able to explain it to you. View quote
Jonathan Safran Foer
This great man, Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, a Padmashri and Padma Bhushan, would clean the gutter outside his house. He used to beat me. One slap from my dad and I had left the house. And my guru slapped me a couple of times because I was arrogant. I would be so angry I would pack my bags. But I knew I was there because I wanted to be there not because he wanted me to be there. And when I touched his feet it was not by rote. When I touched his feet he and I both cried because he had waited long enough for me to come to that. View quote
Protima Bedi
My mom and dad passed away from cancer. Within nine months, I lost both of my folks. Immediately after that, I had a horrible betrayal where my brother, who worked for me, stole a lot of my money. He's in jail now. View quote
Dane Cook
I think I'd be a really good dad. So perhaps I'm doing society a disservice by not having as many kids as possible. View quote
David Cross
That's me, that old guy, that old drunk guy! Who claimed he was my dad? Like, me from the future? (Tim Powers)
You caught mum chasing dad with a knife You ran away to escape from the fights Now you're lost in a maze of neon light And she's worried, he's worried, she's worried, oh... View quote
Colin Moulding
All three of my parents - I also had a stepmother - were teachers, and my dad taught high school, and as he always reminded me when I was going to spend some money on something, 'Your mother and I, in the Depression, had to decide whether to spend a dime on a loaf of bread or if we could go to a movie with it.' View quote
Dick Cavett
My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year. View quote
Mila Kunis
You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing. View quote
Leonardo DiCaprio
My dad grew up in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, desperate to get to London. I grew up in London, so I don't know what it's like to yearn for the big city from a small town. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
I don't know where my romanticism comes from. My mom and dad would read to me a lot. 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' tales of chivalry and knights, things like that. Those are the stories I loved growing up. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, 'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?' and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
My dad believes in God, I think. I'm not sure if my mom does. I don't. (Daniel Radcliffe)
I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu. View quote
Emma Watson
I hope I'm at least half the dad That he didn't have to be Because he didn't have to be. View quote
Brad Paisley
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave. View quote
David Mitchell (author)
Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old. View quote
Julia Roberts