Being The Best Dad Quotes

#1. 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.

Brendan Fehr

#2. My dad, being a jingle writer, and my mom, being a jingle singer, they hooked me up with some people when I was a kid that worked with children's jingle singing groups. I used to sing jingles as a kid.

Reeve Carney

#3. My heroes always are mostly my parents - my father especially, and my mom, who's passed on already. My dad is a very strong man, and by him being educated, and a principal and school superintendent over 37 years, he plays such a big role in my life.

Dikembe Mutombo

#4. Being a dad has made me more aware of myself. I can see all of my virtues and flaws. They become glaringly clear when my daughter communicates with me in the same ways that I communicate with her. I can really tell where and when I went wrong.

Harold Perrineau

#5. The old footage of my dad, I always knew we were cut from the same cloth, because my dad was such a renegade and always marched to the beat of his own drum. To see where we were both dancing and being silly together, it's too beautiful for words. I was really happy to have that.

Juliette Lewis

#6. Has anything happened in Australia since the eighties? I mean, besides Nemo being reunited with his dad?

Wayne Gladstone

#7. For Dad For never being hesitant that I'd make it this far. Even when you should have been.

Brian McClellan

#8. Being an only child, I didn't have any other family but my mom and dad really, since the rest of my family lived quite far away from London.

Tom Hardy

#9. Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.

Garth Risk Hallberg

#10. If folks can learn to be racist, then they can learn to be anti racist. If being sexist ain't genetic, then, dad gum, people can learn about gender equality.

Johnnetta B. Cole

#11. But my dad said it was no excuse.
"But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much.
"No, you don't."
"I hate you!"
"No, you don't." My dad can be very calm sometimes.
"He's my whole world."
"Don't ever say that about anyone again. Not even me." That was my mom.

Stephen Chbosky

#12. What I want to be best at is being a dad. There's no room for sucky dads, and that's another thing I'm proud of my bandmates for - they're all really good parents.

Adrian Young

#13. I think the best part about my dad being gay is that I'm much more open-minded. I feel more at peace and I'm a good listener. I learned so much from (my dad's partner) John. How would I have turned out if this weren't my life?

Judith E. Snow

#14. I remember at one point being in fellowship, and everyone used to wear the fish symbol; it said you were a Christian. So I asked my father, 'Dad, why don't you wear that at work?' And he said, 'Your religion should be in your actions.' He set a great, great example.

Hugh Jackman

#15. I love being around my mom and my dad.

Maddie Hasson

#16. Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

Barack Obama

#17. Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory guy - I try to put things on a screen that reflect reality. I don't mind if people want to argue with that, or think that's crazy.

Roger Ailes

#18. Being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changed my life entirely.

Jake Busey

#19. That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life.

Russell Simmons

#20. Being a father is certainly a task ... but the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family-that's what it's about.

Chris Hemsworth

#21. I always thought that family was the most important thing in life, and no matter what I do, whether being a chef or an actor or a dancer, being a dad is what I do best.

David Burtka

#22. 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

#23. Benji grinned back. "You're being a real asshole today, Mr. Barnes. Well done - you been practicing?" Dad smiled, obviously relaxed. "Yeah, you know, kid, a few minutes a day, you can work that muscle with the best of them.

Amy Lane

#24. As I inch forward to embrace my life again by being mindful, writing books, and planning adventures, I sense my dad would approve. I know he would want me to be happy.

Lisa J. Shultz

#25. I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when I'd say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, 'oh, is he Ralph Harris?' And I had to say no and then they would lose interest.

Jared Harris

#26. The hardest part about parenting is when I have to be The Dad
aka the Fun-Sucker
as opposed to being a friend.

James Patterson

#27. I'd gotten so used to being known as the girl whose dad died, I sometimes forgot that I'd had a life before that.

Sarah Dessen

#28. I do need to explore my faith, because it has got lost over the years and it has been kind of tainted through experience. But I also know it's enriched my life, my dad being a Catholic.

Johnny Vegas

#29. Being the son of a father who works so hard, I always wanted to be able take a lot of load off of my dad so he can just relax.

Romeo Miller

#30. I was a mixture of being incredibly old for my age and incredibly backwards. I was born quite old, but then I stopped growing. I lived with my mum and dad till I was 30.

Helena Bonham Carter

#31. After my parents' divorce when I was 4, I spent weekends with my dad before we finally moved to California. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was incapable of enjoying the day's activities, of being in the moment, because I was already dreading the inevitable goodbye of Sunday evening.

Rob Lowe

#32. It's definitely harder being a dad than a coach.

Tony Dungy

#33. My dad was very religious growing up and a little bit closed minded, and I think me being in the theater, two of my three sisters are dancers, so being in the arts world has changed and opened him up in a lot of ways.

Frankie J. Alvarez

#34. No. Sorry. You have spent months being the biggest jerk to me. You don't get to decide to like me one day and think I will forget that. I want someone to care for me like my dad cared for my mom. And you aren't him.

Jennifer L. Armentrout

#35. My dad being a DJ, I heard all the hits, no matter what. My mom always had on the radio because my dad was on it.

Chad Channing

#36. I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.

Dwyane Wade

#37. The group was not afraid of being radical either; they could see the good Roosevelt was doing, despite what Mother and Dad said; they were not taken in by party labels and thought the Democrats should be given a chance to show what they had up their sleeve.

Mary McCarthy

#38. Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I cant find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!

Bill Watterson

#39. My dad taught me that to be a writer is a decision and a habit. It's not anything lofty, and it doesn't have that much to do with inspiration. You have to develop the habit of being a certain way with yourself. You do it at the debt of honor.

Anne Lamott

#40. My dad always, he helped me by not helping me. He always said, being a producer, it was all about conviction.

Thomas Langmann

#41. I love just lying on the floor at home watching games with my dad. No pressures, just being me.

David Keith

#42. I like being what the girls call MOD-"my other Dad." What I've learned in the past year is that every kid is different. But as long as you love them and never forget that love, then you have the key. I think it's all about just being there and loving them because kids feel that every single day.

Ashton Kutcher

#43. My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings.

Rick Smolan

#44. I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the things I'm most proud of. To be constantly compared to someone so brilliant, who happens to be your dad, is cool.

Rafe Spall