889 private quotes tagged dad

“And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.” — Wilt Chamberlain

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“My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick.” — Mickey Spillane

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“My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way.” — Dan Fogelberg

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“My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.” — Jeremy Northam

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“Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house.” — Retief Goosen

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“On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.” — Julian Lennon

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“The only other time I can recall my dad getting upset at me was when I missed a hockey practice. My parents were away, so my buddy and I decided to skip it. I never told my dad about it, but he found out from the coach.” — Mike Weir

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“I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.” — Will Estes

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“My dad is a really honest, hardworking, straight guy.” — Joe Lando

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“My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.” — Zosia Mamet

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“My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything.” — Isabelle Huppert

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“I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.” — Marcia Cross

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“I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career.” — Patrick Duffy

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“I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them.” — Harry Reid

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“My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.” — Dido Armstrong

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“Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.” — Tatum O'Neal

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“When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'” — Rip Torn

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“I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I went to college for it and then the acting bug got me.” — Patrick Duffy

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“Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad.” — Aravind Adiga

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“I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and something that would not dry up.” — William Petersen

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“I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.” — Oliver Hudson

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“It was sort of just a family sport. My mom and dad were pretty keen golfers when I was young and so were my grandparents, and I just sort of tagged along with them.” — Karrie Webb

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“I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because my parents were divorced and I didn't spend that much time with him. And I used to put headphones on and listen to my dad talk and sing and I found that quite... bonding with him, in a weird way.” — Teddy Thompson

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“I wasn't sure how my dad would react. There was an agent sitting behind them and he told me he was embarrassed to watch the scenes. My parents have always been very open. They trust my decisions.” — Shannon Elizabeth

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“When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.” — David Alan Grier

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