Jay (Manny): We're from different worlds, yet we somehow fit together. Love is what binds us, through fair or stormy weather. I stand before you now with only one agenda-"To let you know my heart is yours, Feldman comma Brenda."
Jay: I mean, seriously.
#02:
Jay: What's the key to being a great dad? Ah, that's a tough one.
Cam: Giving them the freedom to be whatever they want to be.
Mitchell : Right. Exactly.
Cam: Whether that's a painter, a poet, a pilot, a president...
Mitchell: And for us, we're gonna...
Cam: Of a company or of a country.
Mitchell: Patience.
Phil: Well, be their buddy.
Claire: That's your answer?
Phil: And stay in school.
Claire:No.
Phil: And don't do drugs.
Claire: Just give me the answer.
Phil: Oh, God.
Jay: Still thinking.
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Jay: Okay, the key to being a good dad? Sometimes things work out just the way you want. Sometimes they don't. You gotta hang in there. Because when all is said and done, 90% of being a dad... is just showin' up.
#06
Claire: Did I loose the race to make him feel better? Maybe. But it just seemed like he could use a win today. We do strange things for the people we love. We lie to them, We lie for them. There may be some bumps along the way, but we never stop wanting the best for them. That's what makes it such a tough job. Kind of the best job in the world.
#07
Jay: We tell our kids it doesn't matter if you win or lose but let's be honest. Winning feels pretty great. There's nothing like that golden moment in the sun. I think every parent probably wants that for their child, and maybe a little bit for ourselves too. Sometimes we push too hard, and that leads to a lot of resentment and guilt. So, how much is too much? Here's where I come out. Guilt fades. Hardware is forever.
#13
Mitchell: Can people change? I don't know. People are who they are-give or take, yeah, 15%. That's how much people can change if they really want to. Whether it's for themselves, or for the people they love-yeah, yeah , 15%. But you know what? Sometimes that's just enough.
#14
Haley: That was unreal. Mom was crazy.
Luke: I'm scared.
Phil: Look, I know your mom pretty well. She's fine. I'd be willing to bet she's just composing herself, taking a nice, long, peaceful walk in the park.
[Claire: At that moment all I wanted was to be with my family. But of course, that meant finding away to apologize to the people that I had belittled and rejected.]
Phil: Okay, you are so crazy. That song totally rules.
Alex: Daddy, you're crazy.
Phil: Crazy right.
Phil: Hey, honey.
Claire: Hi.
Haley: Hey, Mom. Come on. Sit down.
Luke: No, seriously, Dad. It's lame.
Phil: Seriously, Luke. It's not. (to Claire) You got some mustard or something on your face. (to children) I think I know a little bit about music. I was a DJ in college. I had my own show in the coveted time slot. Daybreak with Dunphy.
Haley: Are you kidding me?
Phil: No, I'm not kidding you. And I played Rick Astley.
Alex: Dad, that's embarrassing.
Phil: Never gonna give, sing it, Luke .
[Claire: They could have been petty. They really could have made me pay, but they didn't. Never loved'em more.]
#16
Phil: Everybody's afraid of something, right? Heights, clowns, tight spaces. Those are things you get over. But then there's our children. Will they fit in? Will they be safe? Those are fears you never get past. So, sometimes all you can do... is take a deep breath, pull'em close and hope for the best.
I mean, things don't always work out. But you gotta love it when they do.
#18
Mitchell: So, I know you'd never, um- I know you'd never, never believe this by looking at me right now, but, um, I used to get picked on at school too. They would, um- they 'd call me weird. I was weird. Uh, fun weird. But I... This is the funny thing about growing up. For years and years, everybody's desperately afraid... to be different, you know, in any way . And then, suddenly, almost overnight, everybody wants to be different, and that is where we win.
Manny: I'm sort of counting on that.
Mitchell: Yeah.
Manny: I'm sorry I was picking on you too much .
Mitchell: Ah, that's...
Manny: Jay said that's what brothers do.
Mitchell: Well, we don't have to listen to him. Brothers do that too.
#24
Jay: Back in '68, I was sweeping up hair in that barbershop, I had this mental picture of the family that, if I was lucky enough, one day I would end up with- perfect wife, perfect kids. Guess what, I didn't get any of that. Wound up with this sorry bunch. And I'm thankful for that every day. Well, most days.
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