Charlie Haden Quotes

Austin is home in a lot of ways. Both my kids were born here, and my wife's side of the family lives here.

I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.

My parents are both Belgian-born, and so am I, actually.

My father had a passion for love. It's mostly what he talked about in his songs, and I still have his old records today.

Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and he's just the most amazing boy. He's so much like Dad sometimes, it's a bit scary.

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good.

I love my mom and dad.

My mom and dad, although they may not have had a lot of formal education, they were two of the most brilliant people that I know.

I am so blessed. I have an incredible wife, children I adore; I'm a very happy man. I've got a great mom and dad and brothers and sisters and stuff, so I've always been happy. And I never stop smiling.

Kanpur is my own town. I was born and brought up here.

Marystown, in Newfoundland, it's where began for me. It's where most of my family still lives and where a lot of my supporters are from.

I've always been a fan of my father's films. I'm crazy about my father and his movies. If I promote his movies, it's because of this.

I feel so grateful to my mother and father for a happy childhood. There are things I now understand that they were able to give me that are very special.

Without my parents and their love and support in my life, I would not be who I am or where I am today.

I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.

First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you've given me.

Hug your children...Kiss your mothers and fathers, your brothers and sisters. Tell them how much you love them, every day. Because every day is the last day. Every light casts a shadow. And only the gods know when the darkness will find us.

Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.

My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.

Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you make me so proud…but don't get any ideas, you're still going to class tomorrow. And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best Vice President I could ever hope for.

I was born rich. Not in tangible things... but rich in the parents I had.

My father died right after the movie Rain Man was released. He got to see it, then literally the day before he died, he asked Mama to take him to see it one more time - because he knew he was declining. Tom's assistant at the time told him my father died, and he wrote me a very personal note. I haven't seen him since, but you can't say anything bad about Tom Cruise to me, because anybody who takes the time to do that is very special.

I respect people in the military. And I always have, at least since I've been there.

You can tell actually when he starts to talk about his family, or his Daughters, or his Wife, and his whole face - really he's so really kind of a dear.