- Nov 07, 2020
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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- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is Polish. My mom is Moroccan, and I grew up around all kinds of different languages, and I love playing with it, and I love picking up new melodies.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom's side is very Orthodox, and my dad's side is the opposite, very liberal. I got a taste of both worlds, and I got to make up my own mind. I'm somewhere in the middle, which is a good place to be.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour.
- Assumed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can deal with having a terrible night on stage in front a bunch of Glaswegians but not a bunch of Glaswegians and my mum and dad.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never missed a rally for my dad.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friends say, 'Man you're going to have kids sleeping on pillowcases with your face on it! You're going to be on toothbrushes and magnets and stuff.' I guess now that I'm a dad, I'm thrilled about that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020