1,617 Quotes About Dad

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.

to be reintroduced to them and to be reacquainted with their dad.

I was completely surrounded by religion from a young time. I was taught by my father. I engaged in discussions with him and many of these scholars who visited and came around the dining table, the lunch table, and attended many lectures with my dad. And so I learned the apprentice way.

I don't know what my dad went through. My parents never talked to us about his time on the police department, so I'm not sure what he went through.

That's my given name, F-R-O-S-T-E-E. My mom and dad wanted to name me something unusual.

It's like a relay race of being ignored. It is really challenging, but whenever I get asked that stuff, I feel really self-conscious about it. I feel really lucky because we have a lot of help. When I first began to be a dad with Gwen [Stefani], I was amazed at what she went through.

Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very sporty nation and at that particular time anyone who had an artistic bent was very much an outsider. So if you liked reading or ideas or playing the piano then your dad viewed you as a sissy, basically.

Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, 'Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.'

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.