My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down. – Hale Irwin
Usually a family is led through the mom or the dad and their career and for the family to be led by my career, even though God has led it, could be a lot of pressure. – Stacie Orrico
No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good. – Eddie Murray
My mum was very conscious about fashion and my dad was born into the tailoring tradition, so fashion has always been my life, although now, really, I wear the same thing – just in different weights – light and heavy cashmere in winter and cotton in summer. – Domenico Dolce
My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous. – Scott McCloud
My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me. – Dolph Lundgren
Babies dont need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of. – Amy Heckerling
All the learnin my father paid for was a bit o birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. – George Eliot
I pressed my fathers hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land. – Chief Joseph
Theres sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him. – Dean Koontz
When I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much hed learned in three years. – Frank Butler
I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didnt. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. Youre looking at a real daddy. – Barry White
It is impossible to please all the world and ones father. – Jean de La Fontaine
A fathers disappointment can be a very powerful tool. – Michael Bergin
But the love of adventure was in fathers blood. – Buffalo Bill
Im a father. It isnt just my life any more. I dont want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed. – Billie Joe Armstrong
I never had a speech from my father this is what you must do or shouldnt do but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasnt perfect. – Adam Sandler
My father wouldnt get us a TV, he wouldnt allow a TV in the house. – Janis Joplin
My father-in-law gets up at 5 oclock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I dont know why theres this big rush to do this. – Jeff Foxworthy
Feels good to try, but playing a father, Im getting a little older. I see now that Im taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle. – Adam Sandler
