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Luke was a little boy in a growing body that felt pain and sadness and fear for his mum, and he always believed he would be safe with his dad. — Rosie Batty

If you do something for the first time, you will always remember it. If your Dad has something to do with it, you write about it. — Billy Crystal

I got my dad a great father's Day present. He called to say: 'Ach. Zis present is so good I now think it vas almost vorth having children. — Johann Hari

My dad told me, 'Your movie's never as good as the dailies and never as bad as the rough cut. — Sofia Coppola

What is it you don't understand about the universe?" Jobs replied, "I don't understand why all of a sudden my dad is so broke. — Walter Isaacson

Dad-a-dhuck, dad-a-churtle, don't worry, girl, you've got the turtle! — Stephen King

Industrialization created the Father's Catch-22:;: a dad loving his children by being away from the love of his children. — Warren Farrell

One of the things that made Star Wars work was the kids didn't know who their dad was. — Mark Millar

I asked him what it was like to have a dad. He said he didn't think it mattered who you had as long as you had somebody good. — Cath Crowley

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do. — Saoirse Ronan

But not like this: not with
the house just an afterimage, and my mom a spirit, and my dad ... recycled."
"Carter Kane, Chapter 41 — Rick Riordan

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do. — Philip Larkin

You know how your mother and I met," Dad began.
I rolled my eyes. "Everyone does. You two are practically a fairy tale. — Kiera Cass

My daughter got me a 'World's Best Dad' mug. So we know she's sarcastic. — Bob Odenkirk

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.' — Peyton Manning

I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies. — Gordon Ramsay

I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads. — Rupert Everett

When I was a kid, my father told me every day, 'You're the most wonderful boy in the world, and you can do anything you want to.' — Jan Hutchins

I'm a good dad and a fair husband and I work quite a bit. That takes up a fair amount of time. — John Schneider

When I look in the mirror, I don't see my Dad, I see my grandmother. For a while it was my mother looking back at me. If only it was my Dad. — Colin Firth

When you're a dad, there's no one above you. If I don't do something that has to be done, who is going to do it? — Jonathan Safran Foer

It is that same fear, the fear of ostracism that causes people to conform
and not question commonly accepted opinions or popular trends. — Robert T. Kiyosaki

My dad brought me Michael Jackson and Madonna and said, "This is ALL you need to know!" — Neon Hitch

It's all right, dearheart," Dad assures me. "Folder three, scenario four: going into labor during a high-speed chase with extra-terrestrials. — Martin Leicht

My dad's passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids. — Jennie Garth

I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad. — Noel Gallagher

I know my dad is a big Internet freak, and he's been known to be a Wikileaker. — Anthony Kiedis

What shaped me the most would probably be when my dad passed away. For the rest of my life, I'll kind of feel like he's gonna come home. — Bindi Irwin

My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time. — Marc Maron

Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him. — Lara St. John

I'm a dad and a husband, and so the things that I love to do are all geared around my family. — Pablo Schreiber

Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him. — Sarah Dessen

I'm okay with meeting your dad. I can't promise he's going to be okay meeting me. — Katie McGarry

My dad was an autoworker, my mom was a clerk. Until I was thirty-five, I never made more than fifteen thousand dollars a year. — Michael Moore

I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern. — Anais Nin

I love that my dad has stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job. — Sarah Addison Allen

But I want to show Hazel Grace the basement," Augustus said. "Just Hazel," I said. "So show Just Hazel the basement," said his dad. — John Green

Thanks, Dad, for leaving a huge void in my life that Freud says has to be filled with dick. — Leah Raeder

My dad is a big dreamer, so I got that from him. Golf was my main thing when I was a teenager, and that's what I wanted to do. — Brandon Flowers

Dad kept us out of school, but school comes and goes. Family is forever. — Charlie Sheen

I used to work on a survey crew, because my dad was an engineer, but he was also a surveyor. — Michael Keaton

Attraction doesn't stop when a child is born. It's the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier. — Orlando Bloom

You want to know how Egyptians pulled the brains out of mummies. or built the pyramids, or cursed King Tut's tomb? My dad's your man. — Rick Riordan

My son Jack once said to me, 'Dad, do you think people are laughing with you or at you?' And I said, 'I don't care as long as they're laughing.' — Ozzy Osbourne

My mom says that my dad coerced me into choosing the cello. He says that's not entirely true. I don't remember; I was three. — Joshua Roman

You don't remember the times your dad held your handle bars. You remember the day he let go. — Lenore Skenazy

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you. — Elise Broach

We're OConchobhairs and they're our friends. Dad always said that what our name means - friend of the wolves. — Kirsty Murray

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today. — Bono

Listening to Dad's guitar, halting yet lovely in the search for phrasing, I thought: Fair is whatever God wants to do. — Leif Enger

Dad, it's not optional: your daughter needs you to be her hero. — Meg Meeker

I may not be loud but that doesn't mean I'm not strong within myself. My mum and dad instilled in me to stand up for what I believe in - and I do. — Leona Lewis

I quit college and neglected to tell my dad. — Benmont Tench

I delivered leaflets for my dad and was paid Â£5 per thousand, which was slave labour. — Neil Oliver

I'm always striving to be a better man to God, a better husband, a better Dad so it's just work, but I'm committed to it. — Andre Ward

My best training came from my father. — Woodrow Wilson

Dad, girls don't fall down every time they run. — Wes Craven

You want to know what's wrong with the world?" Dad paused. "It's this alienation that permeates every aspect of humanity. — Mark David Henderson

My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy. — Larry Elder

While everyone else was saying Trick or Treat my dad was telling us to say Triki Tras. — Felipe Esparza

Killing people is easier than it should be." Dad put on his beret. "Staying alive is harder. — Laurie Halse Anderson

I come from a different generation from my Dad. — George W. Bush

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more. — Pete Rose

The first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year. — Amanda Hale

Dad: Did you like the Kinder Egg I gave you yesterday? Son: The chocolate was very good, but the shell was a bit hard. *** — Various

Every day my mother had tea. My dad has his ritual cigar. They had their evening cocktail. Those rituals were done nicely, with flair and feeling. — John Travolta

My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me. — Haley Joel Osment

Everyone has his price. It's just a case of making an offer that pleases him but doesn't hurt you too much. - Dad — Joseph Delaney

My dad was an FBI agent. My mom and dad were straight arrow types, and I had a conservative, suburban Orange County upbringing. — Steve Breen

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot. — Shooter Jennings

My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents' house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think I'm on 'Downton Abbey.' — Allison Williams

Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's footsteps and make sure that his legacy lives on forever. — Bindi Irwin

I grew up with a dad who hated television, so we had to sneak television. It got ingrained in my head to never follow a show that religiously. — Robert Knepper

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. — Bertrand Russell

My dad always told me: 'Stop and look back and appreciate what you've done; stop and smell the flowers.' — Madchen Amick

I see the look on her face that says nothing can happen to her if she's holding on to her dad. It kills me to hate them so much for having that. — Melina Marchetta

Really, Dad. I understand now about the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. — Wendelin Van Draanen

If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life. — Apolo Ohno

I think my mom and dad have an incredible work ethic, and we've grown up around it. — Kendall Jenner

You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad. — Martin Freeman

Mum once told Dad that vices are only vices when looked at through the frame of society. — Maggie Stiefvater

A guesstimate?" prompted the man Enrique. "About your dad?" "Ballpark will do," the Korean lady said. — Donna Tartt

My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape. — Diego Corrales

No, no, no, no,no,' he gasped. 'You can't bring up your mum and dad while your hand is down there, Finke — Melina Marchetta

My dad and Patricia viewed my decision to become a vegetarian largely in terms of the way it seemed to complicate their dinner menus. — Chris Bohjalian

My blood G cold, never seen my dad cry. And I'm a bleed your block til the cash dry! — Vinnie Paz

Have mercy, Dad," said Kami. "Tell me you're here to rescue me before they break out the Jell-O. — Sarah Rees Brennan

My dream was to grow up and get a job at IBM, like my dad. That seemed like a logical dream. — Jimmy Fallon

If I have 1% of my dad's brain, I'll be happy. He's so quick. — Tamara Ecclestone

Poor old Venus didn't even make her own light, Dad said. She shone only from reflected light. — Jeannette Walls

I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in London,' I'll go and do it. — Emily Mortimer

My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple. — Rita Ora

Hello, Alan." said Carol's dad Keith.
"Hello, Alan." said Carol's mum, Stella, not bothering to think of a greeting of her own. — Alan Partridge

My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. — Natalie Massenet

My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more. — Karin Slaughter

My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior; in family law you see great people on their worst behavior. — Laura Wasser

And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father. — Angelina Jolie

We both know dad was my parental trash can, the fatherly receptacle on whom I dumped my emotions. — Anna Banks

Moving on doesn't mean you loved my dad any less, you know. — Jojo Moyes

I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego. — Charisma Carpenter