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" I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels. "

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" I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways. "

Jon Hamm

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" I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. "

" I remember my dad asking me one time, and it's something that has always stuck with me: 'Why not you, Russ?' You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? "

Russell Wilson

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" Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me. "

David Boreanaz

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" I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life. "

" My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me. "

Michael Stuhlbarg

" I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver. "

Chely Wright

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" The type of Alzheimer's Dad has is rare - posterior cortical atrophy or PCA - and it affects his spatial awareness and the way he judges distance. His first symptoms were erratic typing and spelling, but to talk to him, you'd never know there was a problem. "

" I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that's how it started. "

" My mum and dad used to make me stand up at dinner parties and sing to their friends. "

Sam Smith

Stand Up

Stand

" My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson. "

" I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. "

" I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby. "

Gary Numan

Baby

Parents

" My mom worked for Apple, and my dad owned his own business. "

" I was with my dad 20 years ago as he was dying. I was there at the moment of his death, and I kept wondering the whole while what it must feel like from his point of view to still be there thinking, hearing all that was going on as people came and went, and life continued all around him. "

" I know my dad always wanted to heal the world, and so I think it would be great to follow in his footsteps. "

" People have to understand how important it is for kids to be nurtured by their mom and dad and get the great role modeling when they are young. "

" My dad said to me growing up: 'When all is said and done, if you can count all your true friends on one hand, you're a lucky man.' "

Josh Charles

You

True

" You may earn whatever money you earn as a cricketer, but you want to play for your country. At the end of the day, you want to do something special. There are plenty of people who earn 50 crores or 100 crores as businessmen or big professionals or who are really doing well in business. But what gives pleasure to your mom and dad is the fame. "

" My dad used to tell me, 'Look, son, opportunity does not come knocking.' It's usually running down the street, and you have to chase it down, you have to tackle it, and then you have to hang on to it. "

" My dad set a clear model for me for what manhood was all about. "

Cory Booker

Clear

Manhood

" If I just do everything the opposite of what my dad did, I think that will make things pretty easy. I can joke about it now because I'm past that stage where it used to hurt. By having a kid, it's gone. I could take all that negative energy that I had and put it in a positive way. "

" It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. "

" My mom and my dad were both very sociable, meeting lots of interesting people. "

" My dad is very down to earth, and I view him as a creative genius, and I am very proud of that. "

" Attraction doesn't stop when a child is born. It's the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier. "

" People in Finland have also adopted me because of my dad, and that's great, but it's the one language I can't speak. "

" I remember, the first time I gave Dad a proper hug, it was big. "

" And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself. "

" My dad gave me the gene to enjoy cooking, and to enjoy consuming good food and wine. "

Danny Meyer

Good Food

Wine