- Dinner
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- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see it every week - parents shouting and screaming at kids. My dad was the same. He was always there, but he never interfered. Ron Greenwood, who was the manager of West Ham when I was a kid, wouldn't allow any parent to shout from the touchline. He thought players should be allowed to think for themselves.
- Hard Rock
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Headquarters
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s, when I was 5 years old, my mother wanted me to play the national anthem. And they got an upright piano on the back of a flatbed truck and I played it.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
My Dad is my hero.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad named me after Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who attacked Rome. But nobody knows about him.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my own current husband was suddenly a stay-at-home dad, it would be emasculating. That would be hard for me.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is afraid of my laugh.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was obsessed with clowns. My dad had to get rid of them. I thought there were clowns under my bed for years.
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'The Sixth Sense,' my dad and I discussed how this was not so much a horror story as a story about communication. I understudied with my dad, in a sense. It made a huge difference.
- Different Genres
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- Nov 07, 2020
My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020