Quotes of Dad - somelinesforyou

“ My daughter got me a World’s best dad mug. So we know she’s sarcastic. ”

- Bob Odenkirk

“ A father is a banker provided by nature. ”

- French proverb

“ You can tell what was the best year of your father’s life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out. ”

- Jerry Seinfeld

“ I gave my father $100 and said, Buy yourself something that will make your life easier. So he went out and bought a present for my mother. ”

- Rita Rudner

“ And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, ‘If you want it bad enough, and you’re willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself. ”

- Jennie Finch

“ A man’s success is measured by what his wife and children say about him. Money and accomplishments mean nothing if you let your home fail. ”

- Tony Gaskins

“ My father was a food lover and a deadbeat dad, and maybe a connection between good food and bad dads was forged early, in the deepest folds of my subconscious, where we make so many decisions about our parents. ”

- J. R. Moehringer

“ A bad father has never a good son. ”

- Latin proverb

“ The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking. ”

- Christopher Plummer

“ My daddy said that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try that feeling just never goes away. ”

- Nicholas Sparks

“ Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re 12, but every day. ”

- Mike Myers American Actor

“ A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. ”

- Frank A. Clark

“ Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice. ”

- Charles F. Kettering

“ When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. ”

- The Talmud

“ My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. ”

- Tiger Woods

“ When I was a kid, my father told me every day, You’re the most wonderful boy in the world, and you can do anything you want to. ”

- Jan Hutchins

“ How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness. ”

- Jim Rohn

“ 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. ”

- Derek Jeter

“ I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute. The point is, I'll make less mistakes than my dad, my sons hopefully will make less mistakes than me, and their sons will make less mistakes than their dads… ”

- James Caan

“ Swimming was a big deal for us. It was sort of a bonding thing for my dad and I. ”

- Ron Reagan

“ Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians-wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. ”

- Ron Reagan

“ If people are expecting me to be like my dad they're going to be disappointed. I'm nothing like him. I'm in a completely different category. ”

- Lisa Marie Presley

“ My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again. ”

- Natalie Portman

“ My dad was fascinated with sundials. He photographed hundreds of them and wrote a book about them. He designed a Nye family dial that kept time at our house in Washington, DC. ”

- Bill Nye

“ As an American I wish my Dad had been elected. Personally I think my life is easier than it would have been in terms of having a career. ”

- Eleanor Mondale

“ I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in my opinion. My dad didn't push me and I didn't push my children in athletics. ”

- Bob Lilly

“ The Bush administration has apparently approved a plan to oust Saddam Hussein. I think that's President Bush's Father's Day gift to his Dad. ”

- Jay Leno

“ A large part of my life revolves around my dad. Sometimes, I even feel a strong sense of connection, something very tangible when I learn something new in the martial arts. ”

- Brandon Lee

“ In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. ”

- Herodotus

“ English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did. ”

- Malcolm Bradbury
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