#dad

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad. ↗

— Fantasia Barrino

#believed #dad #embarrassed #focused #having

Accept the fact that girls squeal when they're happy or confused or excited or scared or because they just saw a certain boy in line. ↗

— Harry H. Harrison Jr.

#daughters #family #humor #family

Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his mouth lifted in a smile. "I knew that," he murmured. "Always knew that. ↗

— Morgan Matson

#daughters #fathers #love #love

I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He was a naturally funny character, and when my brother and I would laugh at things he said and did, he would say, 'What do you think is so funny?' ↗

— James Belushi

#character #comedy #dad #did #funny

The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and heir. ↗

— George Best

#being #best #dad #every #every man

I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him. ↗

— Liv Tyler

#although #critical #definitely #him #his

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#i #i do #prefer #really #stage

But my mother and father were married when my mom was 20 and my dad was 24. ↗

— Rachael Leigh Cook

#father #married #mom #mother #were

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

— Bono

#anything #could #dad #i #made

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me. ↗