889 private quotes tagged dad

“When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125.” — Yani Tseng

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“My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'” — Ryan Lochte

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“You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.” — Robert Griffin III

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“When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears.” — Criss Angel

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“I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.” — Ernie Harwell

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“My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn't a man made a big difference.” — Dave Mustaine

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“I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.” — Kurt Russell

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“In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I don't think they were entirely ready to have a child. My dad was going to college and working two or three jobs at the same time, and my mum was working and going to school.” — Gillian Anderson

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“Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck.” — Michael Reagan

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“My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.'” — Lee Westwood

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“I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.” — Nate Ruess

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“If a dad does his job, we don't need prisons, we don't need jails. That's what I saw growing up.” — Mike Singletary

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“I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.” — Dave Mustaine

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“I stayed in Baghdad every summer until I was 14. My dad's sister is still there, but many of my relatives have managed to get out. People forget that there are still people there who are not radicalized in any particular direction, trying to live normal lives in a very difficult situation.” — Andy Serkis

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“Every kid needs to say, 'I want what my mom and dad have.'” — Josh McDowell

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“The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane.” — Kylie Minogue

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“But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met.” — Norman Lear

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“My dad had a personal style which was very attractive. It was quite reserved and quite elegant, and it was infectious.” — Bill Nighy

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“My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.” — Anne M. Mulcahy

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“Money stress is what used to remind me of my Dad most.” — Ted Rall

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“I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.” — Paul Walker

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“I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.” — Matt Damon

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“Although my dad was a doctor, we weren't necessarily a super-artsy family. We were just a classic, traditional family who got to take a lot of piano lessons and became a bunch of musicians.” — Lisa Loeb

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“My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school. I liked the hymns bit, but apart from that, I can take it or leave it. So I had lots of different influences when I was younger.” — Ben Barnes

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

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