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" I don't like asking people for things, so if I can do it myself, that's the mindset I have. My dad is very much a do-it-yourself kind of person, so I had a strong sense of independence. "

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Leah LaBelle

Want

Stage

Mom

" Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to. "

" I'm a lot like my dad: a little bit of a daredevil. I like an adrenaline rush. "

" Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship. "

" I do need to explore my faith, because it has got lost over the years and it has been kind of tainted through experience. But I also know it's enriched my life, my dad being a Catholic. "

" I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination. "

" I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad. "

" I went to see England against Switzerland at Wembley with my dad and brother, too. That was in 2008, Fabio Capello's first game in charge. Jermaine Jenas scored, and we won 2-1. I remember the national anthem was incredible. I sang it with pride - always do. "

" I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as someone who can make someone laugh. It's 'cause I think life is hard. You know, my dad was a really silly man. A great Irish silly man. And that's fine. "

" Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works. "

" When I was born, my dad was a scaffolder, and my mum worked in a chip shop. Then my mum taught herself how to be a hairdresser and ended up with her own salon; my dad became a postman and then a counter clerk. Our first house didn't have a bathroom. "

" I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad. "

Patrick Swayze

Believe

Shoulder

" The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox. "

" When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that's a pretty tough standard to match up to. "

" My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad. "

" Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business. "

" Of course I am proud of my dad and where I come from, but I do have my own way of working my own style. "

" I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his shoulders and taught me one of the most important lessons about sports. He said, 'Jesse, just remember one thing, the Mets suck.' "

Jesse McCartney

Sports

Important

" My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. "

Natalie Massenet

Other

Afraid

" I've always liked long hair. My dad's always had long hair, but he always tells me, 'I never had it in a ponytail.' And I say to him, 'You weren't an England goalie either, were ya.' "

David Seaman

Say

Long

" According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life. "

" When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don't take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, 'No one can outwork you.' "

" If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But, Coldcut, they're based in the U.K. I'm a big fan of jazz music, so American music has had a big influence on what I listen to. "

" My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes. "

" My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly. "

" We try to take a very strong stance against discrimination and hatred. "

" My dad, he worked rebar, an ironworker. Watching my pops get up every single morning, going into work, working hard - I think that really made me want to work that hard, wanted to make me get up early and go for a run or get a lift in or get some extra hitting in and really try to better myself every day. "

Bryce Harper

Day

Think

" My mother taught public school, went to Harvard and then got her master's there and taught fifth and sixth grade in a public school. My dad had a more working-class lifestyle. He didn't go to college. He was an auto mechanic and a bartender and a janitor at Harvard. "

" My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn't know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother. "

" The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.' "