- 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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- Haircut
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad gave me a haircut... and it wasn't a very good one. When I went out of the house, my friends got on my case and said it looked like someone put a chili bowl over my head and cut around it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my dad's friends from the music industry came over to our house one time and heard me sing, and he said, 'She should audition for this role I have!' So I did! It was a movie called 'The Gospel,' which I did when I was five. That was when I was like, 'I want to do this acting thing!'
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, grandmother and older sister all cooked, so it was hard to get into the kitchen. So I have no talent for cooking. I was always out in the garage with my dad. I have a tool belt. I'm a repair chick.
- Mom And Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom and dad met at U. Conn., and their lives couldn't have been more different in terms of their upbringing.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.
- Copy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember that my mom, my dad and I would play different roles in mock debates, where one of us would be the moderator, one of us would be my dad - frequently not my dad - and then one of us would play his opponent.
- Bus
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- Nov 07, 2020
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.
- Prove
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be something and prove to girls in high school, and to my mum and dad, that I could be really... spectacular.
- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is into movies, and they let me watch movies. I was obsessed with Monty Python when I was in preschool - I don't know why.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was my favorite wrestler growing up, obviously.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone always says, 'You must have always wanted to be just like your dad.' But my dad's career had nothing to do with my journey.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020