Life Celebration Quotes
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Alan Cumming
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.
Al Unser
Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.
Ann Napolitano
Fatherhood, is for him, one jolt of terror after another.
Ann Richards
I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.
August Strindberg
That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all.
Barbara Claypole White
Fatherhood doesn’t come with an expiration date.
Barry White
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.
Ben Marcus
The task of being right is a task the father perfects over time.
Bertrand Russell
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
Ben Sirach
A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.
Bob Odenkirk
My daughter got me a World’s Best Dad mug. So, we know she’s sarcastic.
Bono
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
Broderick Crawford
My father was always telling himself no one was perfect, not even my mother.
Bryan Pulsifer
A daughter can lead to baldness, but the remainder of the road is just as smooth.
Bubba Watson
My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.
Cameron Diaz
My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now.
Cat Deeley
The only time I ever look good dancing is if I'm next to my dad at a wedding.
Chely Wright
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.
Chris O'Donnell
I am an obsessive garage cleaner - my wife and the neighbors make fun of me. I remember that my father was the same way, and now when I'm out there unearthing things in the garage, I realize I am becoming my dad!
Christie Hefner
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
Claire Cullen
So, key things to remember. If it’s bigger than you, run. If it’s got wheels, get out of its way. Fatherhood is tough but worth it, or so I hear. No matter what a fox tells you, they don’t want to be your friend.
Connor Garrett
I'll tell you a secret: Every adult was a kid once and is learning how to be a parent along the way.
Curtis Stone
Now that I'm a dad, I'm practicing what I call 'one- handed cooking,' because I've got something more important in my other arm. I'm whipping up lots of frittatas and omelets.
Dan Pearce
Saturday mornings, I’ve learned, are a great opportunity for kids to sneak into your bed, fall back asleep, and kick you in the face.
Dave Attell
When you’re young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he’s just a regular guy who wears a cape.
David Crystal
As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.
Dax Shepard
I rescind my early statement, ‘I could never fall in love with a girl who regularly poops her pants.' I hadn't met my daughter yet.
David Frost
Having one child makes you a parent. Having two kids makes you a referee.
Delano Johnson
Fathers are no longer men, most are only boys who pretend.
Dimebag Darrell
The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.
Eva Green
I'm worried because of my mother, she's going to see my performance and she's quite hard. She's going to see me naked. And my Dad, woah. Yeah, they're going to see me like a woman, you know?
Frank Butler
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 he'd learned in three years.
Fred Allen
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
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Gary Vaynerchuk
People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.
Glenn Frey
I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living.
Fredrik Backman
He just didn’t know how to prepare himself for fatherhood. He had asked for some sort of manual.
Harmon Killebrew
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass' 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
Harrison Ford
I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship.
Harry S. Truman
My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.
Henny Youngman
My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City?
James Breakwell
Four-year-old: Tell me a scary story! Me: One time little people popped out of your mom, and they never stopped asking questions. Four-year-old: Why?
Jason Ritter
Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassing version.
Jeff Lindsay
It had been my experience that fatherhood was mostly a matter of suffering the insufferable, tolerating the intolerable, and changing diapers.
Jerry Seinfeld
You can tell what was the best year of your father’s life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.
Jim Gaffigan
There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let dad sleep.
Now that I am a father myself, I know that powerlessness is the defining characteristic of fatherhood. This begins with the pregnancy. Men spend their whole lives being active. We evolved as hunters. “Me get job, me get girl, me get girl pregnant. Now me shut mouth and wait for girl to tell me what to do.” As expectant fathers, we become silent spectators. Passive participants in a series of external events over which we have zero control.
Raising kids may be a thankless job but at least the pay sucks.
John Lithgow
I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.
John Wilmot
Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.
Jonathan Tropper
If there's a perk to having such a fucked up father, it's that he's in no position to judge.
José Saramago
It just isn't possible for you to ask me all the questions, or for me to give you all the answers.
Lex Croucher
You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers.
Liam Neeson
I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.'
Lou Brock
When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.
Lloyd Alexander
...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
Mark R. Brand
For every guy who loves being a dad, there’s another who realizes too late that he’s created something his wife loves more than him.
Mark Twain
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant, I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Melanie Fiona
My dad still calls me and makes sure I'm taking my vitamins.
Michael Crummey
From what I have seen of the world, Reverend, motherhood is a certainty, but fatherhood is a subject of debate.
Michael Lewis
Memory loss is the key to human reproduction. If you remembered what new parenthood was actually like you wouldn’t go around lying to people about how wonderful it is, and you certainly wouldn’t ever do it twice.
Prince Charles
Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.
Ray Romano
If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now.
Raymond Chandler
A man who indulges in parenthood for the first time at the age of fifty-four deserves all he gets.
Reed Markham
Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.
Rich Sommer
I've certainly had less practice at fatherhood than I have at acting, but in fatherhood, at least my failures are private!
Ryan Reynolds
Nothing better than spending an entire morning staring into my baby daughter’s eyes, whispering, ‘I can’t do this.’
On our 6 a.m. walk, my daughter asked where the moon goes each morning. I let her know it’s in heaven visiting Daddy’s freedom.
Shahrukh Khan
Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.
Sharon Stone
I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.
Steve Martin
A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
Tim Russert
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.
Unknown
A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
Zidrou
I think any dad who slices a large pickle in two for their kids' sandwich is always a good dad!
