Famous Quotes About dad

My dad was born in Chicago in 1908... his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children - in the backroom all together - and my grandmother got the idea to go into the movie business.

My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

My dad is very successful in his business. He's always been big in having hobbies and having little ways to get away. He always made time for hunting and fishing. He always encouraged me to do it.

We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything.

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.

There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.

My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.

My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didn't enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef.

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.