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Dad Quotes
The small stuff you inherit.
These dad quotes lean into small, specific memories — watching Monty Python over dinner, catching yourself sounding just like him mid-sentence, or joking that most of your audience is really just your father. For humor along the same lines, see our Jokes page.
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I was always an athlete; my grandfather and my dad are basketball players, and I played sports my whole life.
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He was like a real dad, you know. We used to sit down with guitars and mess around.
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Performing has always been something I wanted to do. My dad had a video camera and I loved being in front of it.
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I was raised in Maryland. My mom was born in London, and my dad was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.
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My dad has sayings for days. 'You bloom where you're planted' ties into farming, but it also sums up the ideals and morals that we have as a family by staying in Firebaugh.
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I'm really, really lucky. I was given my dad's good genes.
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My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world.
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I used to play chess when I was a kid and participate in national-level tournaments with the geekiest guys. This one time, I was losing terribly, so I batted my eyelashes and flirted as I asked for a draw. My dad just couldn't believe it. He thought, 'What have I created, a floozy?' But it worked!
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I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful.
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My dad was always a motivation, even when he wasn't there.
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I know if I have played well or badly. I always ask my dad, and he tells me straight.
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