- 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.
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- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.
- Doors
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that when my grandfather crossed the Rio Grande, somebody was there to support him and to fight for him. I know when my dad was discriminated against because he was a Hispanic, somebody opened doors for him, and that's why he opened doors for others. That's what we do as Americans.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Philippians 4:13 has never rung so true... You were an unparalleled Giant in all sense of the word, Dad. So keep doin' you up there, because no one does it better, and no one ever will.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad worked for a generator company and then UC Berkeley, and my mom was as a dental hygienist and then eventually a history teacher. My uncles and aunts, all of them are elementary school teachers or scientists.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad has always been my coach. And I've spent so much time with him. So he's one of my best friends. And I can talk to him about everything.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw my dad, my mother and all the people who were part of the party in Ottawa, and of different parties, working really hard for what they believed in.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have Bob Dylan lyrics on my ribs. I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I ever met him, I'd have him sign his name right under my tattoo and then I'd run to the parlor to get his signature tattooed.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad did some work for WWE in the early '90s, so I grew up watching and being in and around it. I never, ever thought it was something that I could do.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, of course I was the coolest girl in the 3rd grade because I told everyone that my dad was a wrestler, and I would bring in these wrestling magazines of him, and every Saturday morning, he would be body slamming me on my bed.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a wrestler back in the early '90s, so it just brought everything full circle with my dad's background and my love of performing and entertainment, and now here I am in the WWE.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing that I'm super fortunate of - I grew up in a house where it was all about health and fitness. My dad was a wrestler; he was a boxer. He's always been into working out, and so I was the only kid in the first grade that got carrot sticks at school instead of chips.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I come from a very proud Hispanic family. We're proud to be Latino. We're proud to be Peruvian. And my dad's side is proud to be Puerto Rican.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020