Alan Thicke Quotes

Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.
Alan Thicke

Fitness, Fun, Games

Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you can do it together... something we don't spend enough time on. We can motivate and excite each other about fitness.
Alan Thicke

Parenting, Family, Time

As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities.
Alan Thicke

Strength, Fitness, Father

If one tends to be a humorous person and you have a sense of humor the rest of your life then you can certainly lighten the load, I think, by bringing that to your trials and tribulations. It's easy to have a sense of humor when everything is going well.
Alan Thicke

Life, Humor, Person

And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end to this life and we're all going to face it and a little silliness can help.
Alan Thicke

Life, End, Help

If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.
Alan Thicke

Talk, Second, Call

It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.
Alan Thicke

Dark, Said, Comedy

About 100 things that your kid will do that will surprise you and break your heart and it will be a combination of fact based therapy, medically advised kinds of passages accompanied by celebrity anecdotes and just some funny stuff to lighten the load.
Alan Thicke

Funny, Heart, Fact

I wouldn't call myself a standup in the presence of Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock, but I do my share of it and it has been and remains part of my activity and I like it.
Alan Thicke

Rock, Call, Share

I'll be on my third honeymoon, so I'm more of an authority than I care to be.
Alan Thicke

Care, Authority, Third

I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.
Alan Thicke

Health, Big, Whatever

I'm not able to go in with an act that I use month to month year to year all the time. It's constantly evolving and changing and that keeps me on my toes but certainly adds to the challenge.
Alan Thicke

Time, Challenge, Able

My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.
Alan Thicke

Good, Health, Fitness

My two boys were the same ages as the kids in the show. In real life or in between the breaks I was raising two kids off camera who were not unlike the two kids who were being paid to be my kids.
Alan Thicke

Life, Real, Two

On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity.
Alan Thicke

Sports, Selfish, Enjoy

So there was a constant flow and a thin line there between reality and television and yes, much of what I was experiencing in my real life was also what was going on in the television show to the extent that I had to take writers' advice and from the counselors around.
Alan Thicke

Life, Reality, Real

So we had psychiatrists and counselors and therapists around the set regularly, especially for those scenes in which Jason would be dealing with a patient to make sure we were doing it all appropriately.
Alan Thicke

Around, Sure, Patient

There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that.
Alan Thicke

Humor, Family, Help

We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving environment where we can play. I think that's good on so many levels - emotionally, for family interactions and, of course, physically.
Alan Thicke

Family, Good, Football

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Actor

Born: March 1, 1947

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