My dad is a great manager. He's not just competent - he's very clever.
— Nico Rosberg
I grew up with stories of people who start their own businesses and do really well. So I thought, 'OK, that's what you do.' I can thank my dad for that.
— Nick Woodman
There's certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through. I think if I would have come home and told my dad that I was going to quit the team, I think he would have kicked me out of the house. I don't think I'd have a place to stay.
— Nick Saban
When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.
— Nick Nolte
My mum is incredibly leftwing, and my dad was quite rightwing - no surprise they didn't stay together - and so I had two very conflicting political opinions as a child, neither of which I was interested in taking any notice of, being a sort of little reprobate.
— Nick Love
I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child of those first years in primary school.
— Nick Clegg
When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic.
— Nia Vardalos
I grew up shopping from farm stands. Dad taught me how to smell a good cantaloupe and thump a watermelon for ripeness.
— Nell Newman
My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.
— Neil Cavuto
The last book I read to my mom was 'Barbara Bush: A Memoir' published by mom in 1994. It reflected on their entire life - dad going to China, running the CIA, running for Senate, running for President twice.
— Neil Bush
Nobody in our family's ever recalled seeing my mom and dad speak a harsh word to one another.
They were both academics, but my dad had to get a job on the railway, and my mum had to get a job in the Post Office. It was pretty hard in terms of the racism they had to endure.
— Naveen Andrews
I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.
— Nate Ruess
I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that.
— Natasha Rothwell
My dad meant so much to myself and the entire family.
— Natalya Neidhart
When my dad passed away, I was under a lot of stress with planning a funeral, trying to pick out just the right flowers and pictures, and simply trying to find the right way to say goodbye.
My dad was a big runner. Growing up, I watched him do half marathons, and he was always running six or seven miles.
— Natalie Morales
My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.
— Nico Mirallegro
Dad was a world-famous astronomer; Mom was the artist who drew the iconic Pioneer plaque.
— Nick Sagan
When I was a teenager, my dad watched my films and told me I could go to art college and study animation. He made me see that I could do this for a living.
— Nick Park
I built up a knowledge of 1960s and '70s British films because my dad used to work nights, and I'd sit up with my mum and watch films - 'How I Won the War' and the films of Richard Lester, Karel Reisz and John Schlesinger.
— Nick Moran
My dad was a great athlete growing up, and he could never fulfill his dreams of playing professional baseball.
— Nick Foles
I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious.
I'm an athlete; my dad had made sure I played all the same sports as boys growing up, so I was always super competitive.
— Nia Jax
My dad hates doing PR, so I volunteered to do this for him.
My mom was the organized enforcer. When someone crossed the line, mom was pretty clear-minded about how to... correct that error. But my dad led by his example, so we never wanted to do anything wrong that would, that would upset him or disturb him.
Volunteer service is Dad's true north.
The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!
— Nazanin Boniadi
When I was a kid, my dad kind of forced me to sing the third harmony for our little family group, and I just kind of hated it. I just felt so uncomfortable on stage, too shy.
— Nathaniel Rateliff
My dad dragged me to a Bruce Springsteen concert as a kid. It was my first concert, but I fell asleep in the middle. My second concert was Weezer on the 'Pinkerton' tour, and 'Pinkerton' is the reason why I'm doing this.
Growing up, I had no idea just how hard my dad worked to make it all work.
My dad loved being a part of 'Total Divas' and sharing that special connection that we shared in having the same careers in WWE.
My dad really wanted to be in the Hall Of Fame, and it was something we talked about a lot.
My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain.
— Natalie Massenet
One of my mentors early on was Eli Harari, the founder of SanDisk, who happened to be a friend of my dad's.
It goes back to the starfish. That's when the light bulb really popped over my head. We'd found one on the beach, and I was struck by what astonishing creatures they are, talking with Dad about how they regenerate.
I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.
— Nick Offerman
I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate.
— Nick Mason
I remember, the first time I gave Dad a proper hug, it was big.
— Nick Cummins
My dad used to sell a type of commodity contract. It was so complicated, he was certain his sales people didn't understand what they were selling.
— Nicholas Jarecki
My dad just wants me to dedicate myself to playing and to focus on the ball.
— Neymar
My dad died 11 years ago, I don't see much of my brothers, and I rarely speak to my mum. I don't hold a grudge, but being separated in those early years clearly had an impact. Our relationship didn't develop as it ought to.
— Neil Morrissey
Personal relations were critical to the success of dad's diplomacy all across the world during his presidency.
Dad's such a tough guy.
I was very successful, and I graduated with honors. And then I called my dad, who still lives in London, and I said, 'Dad, thanks for college, but I'm going to go act now.' It didn't go over very well.
After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
— Nathaniel Philbrick
As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.
— Nate Robinson
I loved reminiscing with my dad about his matches with the Bulldogs and his partnership with my uncle Bret Hart as the Hart Foundation.
My dad and I had such a special connection being WWE Superstars. More than that, we always had each other's backs.
When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'
— Natalie Portman
