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DANIEL JOSEPH He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law. That is such ...
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BILL MEDLEY
...My father muttered something to me, and I responded with a mumbled "What". He shouted, "You heard... STEVE MARTIN I didn’t realize that in his wish to transform me was the proof that he didn’t like me as I was,...
ELENA FERRANTE He was definitely ahead of his age, way ahead of his age. He was a very driven young man at an early...
DAVE LUNDEY
At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money an... HEDDA HOPPER
I have often remarked in the United States that it is not easy to make a man understand that his pre... ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground...
RONNIE DUNN
I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the neare... IRENE ROSENFELD
I am very happy for him, ... What a role model he is. He is everything you would want your son to be... FRANK GIFFORD I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my ...
EDGARDO OSORIO
Near, so very near to God,
Nearer I cannot be;
For in the person of his Son
I am as near... CATESBY PAGET
I realized that, after tasting entrepreneurship, I had become unfit for the corporate world. There w... VIVEK WADHWA Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting c...
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Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. LIONEL MESSI
Because I am Beat, I believe in Beatitude and that God so loved the world He gave His only begotten ... JACK KEROUAC
My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more resp... CLIFTON FADIMAN I remember having my father stand over me when I had driven over my own foot; one leg was out of the...
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I wanted to be an actor ever since I got on stage for the first time, aged 13. Before that, I though... CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
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I felt his hardness and I suddenly understood-an older girl would have understood long before-that t... PHILIPPA GREGORY
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One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that... SOURCE UNKNOWN I think I wanted to be a doctor. In Iran, the engineering and medical professions are worshipped. My...
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There'... BARBARA CORCORAN Eazy was an exceptional human being. He was a visionary. He was very Machiavellian, he understood po...
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I wanted him to be a toy man that I could bring upstairs with me, then store on a high shelf in the ... ELIZABETH BERG
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but th... XAVIER DOLAN I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would t...
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I wanted to tell them that I'd never had a friend, not ever, not a real one. Until Dante. I wanted t... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ
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DALE MAYS My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be...
DAVID RUDISHA I had a nightmare. So my friend asked me what it was. I told him it was him sleeping with my mom. He...
MUNTAZIR M. My father died in 1989 before I knew what I was going to do with my life. I had just graduated from ...
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It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life. ADAM DRIVER Sometimes it was hard to tell where my dad's personality left off and his characters began, ... He w...
MEL BLANC I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoug...
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I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His ow... SACHIN TENDULKAR
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. FRANK A. CLARK
I knew that I wanted to be an actor; how to go about it was the question. I went to Australia for my... RANDEEP HOODA
My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests m... VIDYA BALAN Spike Lee is black, successful and intelligent. I wanted my son to hear him talk about courage and r...
KATRINA CARTER My mother was a sociologist and an intellectual, and my father was an industrialist with a business ...
CARMEN BUSQUETS He wasn't going to look at the Ivy League. I told him he didn't want me to tell his children that he...
BETH PUCHTEL TV and films are same for me. I took a decision to be an actor, and I am an actor. I never decided t...
RAM KAPOOR It's our duty to hang a picture of our kids on that (Military Wall). There were some pictures, but i...
LISA DURANTE When I saw him at his best When everything was at its worst He has proven me and the rest of the wor...
HEARTTOHEART THOUGHTS I loved the fact that he was a hardworking man, and I saw him all those years to be a great father a...
DEB MILLINGTON
My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treat... SIDNEY POITIER
My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story o... BLACK ELK
I had convinced my father to let me pursue this career, and I passionately wanted it. And here was t... GEORGE TAKEI He said, 'Joe, you're ready to manage. Go,' ... That meant a lot to me, because it was like a father...
JOE GIRARDI
When the mortgage giant Fannie Mae recruited Daniel H. Mudd, he told a friend he wanted to work for ... CHARLES DUHIGG If you wanted to tell stories, he could tell them into the night. I used to kid that every story he ...
MARLIN FITZWATER This makes me very proud for my country but more than that I am myself proud. In Kenya my first son ...
BENJAMIN LIMO So I told him I'd sell him a new wheel at cost, and I ordered it, but later he came in and said he'd...
BRAD STEWART One of the most startling events in my life was when my older son was about 16, and he blamed me for...
ROBERT FOGEL He did very well there, and I wanted to see my other son follow his footsteps.
SHARON MOORE
Frankie is my baby. He is the sweetest dog in the world. Frankie is like the son I never had. He kee... ESAI MORALES When I was a sophomore in college, my father called me at the fraternity. He told me he no longer ha...
TERRY J. LUNDGREN I felt it was my job as his mother, ... I brought him into the world with this set of circumstances ...
WENDY KRAMER
Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality. 
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I've got to let the people who are in the business run the business. I can help them think throu... 
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When you are already in Detroit, you don't have to take a bus to get there. 
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I don't have any formula. I just work with my heart, putting in a lot of hard work. 
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I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important ... 
It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you. 