889 private quotes tagged dad

“I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz.” — Jason Mraz

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“My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.” — Alan C-----g

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“I had the opportunity to go to law school, and my dad, who was an accountant, couldn't believe I wanted to walk away from that and start cooking.” — Curtis Stone

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“I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.” — David Walliams

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“As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.” — Anthony Kiedis

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“You know, I'm just - I'm really happy for my dad.” — Nicole Richie

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“My dad worked two jobs and moved us to the suburbs, and just being a black person, I went through a lot of racism and being called names and being bullied every single day. And it was hard. I didn't have any friends.” — Sherri Shepherd

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“My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly.” — Mike Myers

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“I had lost relationships with my dad, my brother and sister and I was just like, you know what, this is definitely the time to just get it together and so that's what I did.” — Nicole Richie

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“My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.” — Kevin J. Anderson

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“The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow.” — Ray Liotta

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“My dad has been married to his wife for 15 years and wherever he goes there better be a seat for her. I like real couples that tell you how to get through on Wednesdays when you're just at the end of your rope - the ones who really know how to make it through. We have to stop looking at Hollywood couples because you're going to get disappointed.” — Sherri Shepherd

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“My sisters have been baptized and my dad is a deacon at his church now. Sadly my mother passed away but what I can say is that the Jehovah Witnesses took very good care of her up until she died.” — Sherri Shepherd

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“In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'” — Cynthia Nixon

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“I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.” — George Clooney

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“I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.” — Sharon Stone

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“There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.” — Steve Irwin

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“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

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“I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.” — Martina McBride

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“My dad's family were pretty working class, actually.” — Dan Stevens

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“My dad was a huge country music fan, but he also had a band and he sang. So he'd listen to a lot of music and the songs that he'd learn for the band were more from the male artists. So my earliest country memories were Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck even.” — Martina McBride

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“I had never said, 'dad, I love you.'” — Michael Reagan

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“Mental illness can happen to anybody. You can be a dustman, a politician, a Tesco worker... anyone. It could be your dad, your brother or your aunt.” — Frank Bruno

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“My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have.” — Kathryn Bigelow

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“I love my mom and dad.” — Taylor Momsen

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