My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything. Use this quote
There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. Use this quote
The main thing is that the 'C' is silent, so it kind of starts with a 'Z.' Z-O-O-K-RIE. It's Ukrainian, on my dad's side. Use this quote
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious. Use this quote
My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didn't have anything left to give. Use this quote
I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it to my dad's music, there just seemed to be elements missing. Use this quote
My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension. Use this quote
You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward. Use this quote
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. Use this quote
I'm the whitest guy you will ever meet. The first time I saw an African-American, my dad had to tell me to stop staring. Use this quote
I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy. Use this quote
I feel like I almost didn't grow up in the business, because my parents worked so hard at sheltering us from that. I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn't aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago. Use this quote
As a pastor and as a dad, I want my son to know I tell the truth. He can read the book. He knows if I exaggerated or if I didn't. My son is forever gonna believe that I'm an honest person or I'm a liar by what I wrote in that book, because he can read. Use this quote
My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances. Use this quote
I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run. Use this quote
I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad. Use this quote
My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved. Use this quote
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from "Dear Abby" instead of going to Mom and Dad. Use this quote
When you get pure joy out of 'being' rather than 'doing' or 'seeing,' that's when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things. Use this quote
My dad played music so I was around it at a really young age. Use this quote
