- 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
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of my happiest childhood memories are going to the movies with my dad and seeing whatever was out that week. In 1977, when I was 7, it was 'Star Wars.' That was a life-changer.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at the progressive policies that have marginalized black dads. They push them to the side and say, 'You're not needed.' Uncle Sam is going to be the dad: he's going to provide for the kids; he's going to feed the kids.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom is a white Jewish lady, and my dad is black. The cultures never seemed separate - I had a lot of mixed friends. When I was young, I identified with being Jewish, but I embraced my dad's side, too.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the first times I wrote about Robin Williams for 'The New York Times,' I interviewed him for a feature about 'World's Greatest Dad,' a dark comedy he starred in for his friend, the writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn't a man made a big difference.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid I went and saw Bill Cosby with my dad, and I remember sitting there and laughing so hard.
- Banjo
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always loved the guitar, from when I was quite little. My dad had a G banjo at the house that he played. When he had parties, my sisters always played piano, and my dad played banjo.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The artistic side of our family was very important because one person encourages the other. It was a vey enlightening place to be as a kid because of all the music and dancing, and my dad played banjo; my sisters played piano and sang.
- Chaos
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- Nov 07, 2020
But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd.
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got really bad grades, so I'd hide my report card from my dad. My mom was in on it, too, because she knew he'd be furious. I probably would've gone to boot camp. Seriously.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never had to rebel against my parents; I never had that sort of teen-angst thing where you didn't get along with them. My dad's always been my buddy.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a dad you know.
- Fisherman
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a crab fisherman.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I text with my dad during every 'Scandal' episode. We talk story lines, acting, and fashion.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020