889 private quotes tagged dad

“There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.” — Dean Koontz

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“My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.” — Chief Joseph

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“My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.” — Pete Rose

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“Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.” — William Hurt

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“When I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much he'd learned in three years.” — Frank Butler

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“But the love of adventure was in father's blood.” — Buffalo Bill

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“I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.” — Orson Scott Card

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“As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.” — Gloria Swanson

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“The child is father of the man.” — William Wordsworth

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“A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.” — Lenny Kravitz

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“The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.” — Christopher Meloni

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“Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.” — Prince Charles

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“That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all.” — August Strindberg

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“I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.” — Adam Sandler

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“Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.” — Adam Sandler

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“If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now.” — Ray Romano

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“My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.” — David Rockefeller

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“I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship.” — Harrison Ford

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“Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career.” — Sam Ewing

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“I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.” — Billie Joe Armstrong

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“My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.” — Fred Allen

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“I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.” — Jay London

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“I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.” — Miguel Indurain

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“My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.” — Anthony Hopkins

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“I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern.” — Anais Nin

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