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Dad Quotes

The small stuff you inherit.

These dad quotes lean into small, specific memories — watching Monty Python over dinner, catching yourself sounding just like him mid-sentence, or joking that most of your audience is really just your father. For humor along the same lines, see our Jokes page.

My dad was the first man I ever loved.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

My mom and dad are great cooks. We ate meals at the dinner table, as a family.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.

Quotes by Adrien Brody

I was always fast; I was always racing guys that were older than me and beating them, so I always had speed. I was able to make good cuts at a young age, on the side of the house with...

Quotes by Adrian Peterson

Daddy Quotes

Adrian Leon LeBlanc, my dad and my namesake, his keen joy in observing people and the world is the reason I became a journalist.

Quotes by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

My dad taught me that language was a powerful tool.

Quotes by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived in Baltimore and had a small social circle, so most of my dad's friends also worked for T....

Quotes by Adena Friedman

There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'

Quotes by Adele

Mum snuck me into speech and drama classes and into the National Youth Theatre and said I was going on a summer camp if Dad asked.

Quotes by Adeel Akhtar

Dads Quotes

I was born with a shotgun in my hand, chasing pheasant through the cornfields. My dad probably started taking me out when I was 4, 5 or 6 years old.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

I got into circuses and put on circuses in the backyard. My dad had horses and he'd bring them and we'd do horse tricks. I was 6 or 7 years old putting on circuses for the family or whoever in...

Quotes by Adam Page

Family Quotes

I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.

Quotes by Adam Oates

My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

I love all kinds of music. My dad's from London, so he loves David Bowie, the Stones, The Clash. I grew up with that influence while loving poetry and loving all kinds of current music.

Quotes by Adam Hicks

I started guitar when I was like thirteen. I had a friend whose dad had an electric guitar. In sixth grade or seventh grade I went over and played it and immediately I was super excited by the whole thing.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

My mom and dad never really had friends, never went on vacations. We stayed home. And I see a similarity there: A general anxiety runs pretty deep.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

Father Quotes

My dad was a big car guy. If you wanted to spend time with my dad, he was working on the car.

Quotes by Adam Ferrara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a nostalgic quote about watching TV with dad?
Yes, one quote fondly recalls: "But as a kid, I loved 'Monty Python.' My Dad was a devout watcher. We used to watch it when we ate dinner!" For more on this kind of family memory, see our Family quotes.
Is there a funny quote about imagining who's actually watching a show?
Yes, one quote jokes: "Nine per cent of my viewers are men, of which the majority is, I think, 45 to 50. I like to tell myself it's just my dad watching." For more humor along these lines, check out our Jokes collection.
Is there a quote about sounding like your parents when you talk?
Yes, one quote captures that moment of recognition: "When I'm acting, there are moments where I'm thinking, 'I sound like my mom when I say that,' or, 'I sound like my dad when I say that.'"
Is there a quote about following in a parent's professional footsteps?
Yes, one quote mentions: "I've been following my mom and my dad back to Steppenwolf." It's a nod to a parent's career path shaping your own. See our Dads quotes for more on this theme.
Where can I find more dad-themed quotes?
Take a look at our Daddy quotes for more on this same theme, told with a different tone.

Broader family reflections continue on our Family page, and if it's specifically dads you're after, Dads and Daddy round out the collection.