"If I laughed and made someone else laugh, then I had a good day" - my favorite thing he ever taught me
"About 80% of the things you learn in college should have nothing to do with a class" - growing up in a pretty sheltered small town, this rung incredibly true
"If you have to swear, that means you're not smart enough to think of a better word" - growing up, he very rarely swore, but sows in our farrowing barns would occasionally bring out the Sam Kinison in him.
And, at any given moment, Dad would break out into song singing "Oh lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way".
This reminded me of another of my Dad's quotes - "If you can't laugh at work, then you need to find another job."