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Every kid needs to say, I want what my mom and dad have. – Josh McDowell

In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I dont think they were entirely ready to have a child. My dad was going to college and working two or three jobs at the same time, and my mum was working and going to school. – Gillian Anderson

My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughters life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years. – Samuel L. Jackson

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, You can become an Olympic champion. And thats the first time that Id heard someone else say that to me. I was like, Uh, are you talking to me? – Ryan Lochte

The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But theres no way thats going to happen while Im still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and youre away from home for long periods. Thats not the kind of father I want to be. – Jenson Button

But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was thats not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. – Norman Lear

My dad said: It looks like youll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations. – Lee Westwood

I had never said, dad, I love you. – Michael Reagan

My dad dragged me to a Bruce Springsteen concert as a kid. It was my first concert, but I fell asleep in the middle. My second concert was Weezer on the Pinkerton tour, and Pinkerton is the reason why Im doing this. – Nate Ruess

The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, Ive got my flight to Sydney in two hours. Im getting on a plane. – Kylie Minogue

When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didnt want to see the magic. – Nia Vardalos

My mothers a psychologist, my stepfathers a psychologist, my stepmother is a therapist and my dads a lawyer. So it was all prominent in my life. I dont know anyone who doesnt know someone on some form of prescription medicine. – Zach Braff

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldnt have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough. – Thierry Henry

When I was growing up my mother would say, Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own and that would have affected him. – Tom Hooper

I feel connected to the Second World War because my father lost his father in that war. So, through my dad and the effect it had on him of losing his father young, I always felt connected to the war. It goes back years, but it still feels to me as if were completely living in it. – Tom Hooper

Im a military kid, both parents in the military – Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge. – Robert Griffin III

One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didnt have. He couldnt play basketball because he didnt have tennis shoes – so I had five pairs of tennis shoes. – Robert Griffin III

I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didnt have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back. – Junior Seau

My dads not here, but hes watching in heaven. – Bubba Watson

Id love to be a dad. I hope Id be great at it. Thats every mans fear, yet his most important job. – Matt Damon