Jodi Picoult Quotes

My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate's father, boy, that's enough for me to be remembered by. That's more than enough.

My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I'm sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin.

My daddy was a World War I pilot, and I just wanted to be able to fly like he did.

I have such strong memories of my Daddy.

I am very proud of my father and what he's accomplished. It is amazing.

I'm a good dad. I'm proud of that.

I want to be known as a great dad more than anything.

I think about my daughter when I'm doing stuff, and I want to see it through her eyes, and I want her to be proud of me, for what I do.

I can say with pride that I have a brother who served with distinction in the Indian Army.

I lost my biological father at nine, but up until then, we celebrated Christmas and Easter too.

I'm definitely the super-cool dad.

My dad took a lot of pride in what he did for a living.

As a child, my mother would read to me late into the night. I didn't enjoy it at the time but she always used to say that the inheritance she was going to leave us was a good education.

I think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can't imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation.

People noticed me in 'Krrish,' and my seven-year-old daughter said I made her laugh.

Cricket came about for me when my dad started throwing plastic balls to me at home. I was four or five.

My father was just a hell of a guy. He had a real strong sense of honor, and he tried to pass that on to me. I like to think that I embrace that.

When your mom and dad read the paper, they like to know their sons are on the roster.

Sometimes, my kids say to me, 'Ah, you played with Maradona; you played with this, or you played with that.' And they are so proud.

My dad had me in little baseball outfits and bats in the crib.

I'll always be a firefighter, no matter what.

Ever since I was a kid, I've been a Fender connoisseur. And to have my name associated with greatness like that, it's amazing. I couldn't be more proud of anything. My children, and then being associated with Fender. In that order!

Before Dad passed, we talked so much about the Goldust character, what it grew into, and how much he was proud of it.

Ever since my childhood days in Kolkata, where I was born, I had seen my father interacting with Congressmen.