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" My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough. "
Katee Sackhoff
Said
Work Hard
Work
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" My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. "
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" Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad. "
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" I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while. "
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" My dad was an inventor, and I think I've always had a rosy view of technology, or at least its potential. "
Scott McCloud
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" I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle. "
Tatum O'Neal
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" And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school. "
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" My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted. "
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" I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father. "
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" There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad' work better. To me, the price is too high. I would gladly give up the comedy to have a President Kerry. But you work with what you have. "
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" My dad and mom did what a lot of parents did at the time. They sacrificed a lot of their life and used a lot of their disposable income to make sure their children were educated. "
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" My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don't believe what people say, believe what they do. "
Mick Mulvaney
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" Father or stepfather - those are just titles to me. They don't mean anything. "
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" Governor Pawlenty has the same conservative convictions and executive experience I admire in my dad. "
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" When I was younger, I had terrible skin... my mother has terrible skin. Male-pattern hair loss is starting to come in... my dad is bald. It's so unfair; my brother's tall, has perfect skin, great hair, but I'm like the runt. "
Russell Tovey
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" Whoever does not have a good father should procure one. "
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Does
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" Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming. "
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" My parents had a gardener when I was growing up, and he and I would dig in the dirt together - my mom and dad were definitely not digging with me! When I was 5, he helped me plant some corn in our backyard, and I remember how fascinating it was to watch it grow. Little did I know that 50 years later I'd be growing corn in a different way. "
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Mom
Parents
" My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning. "
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Me
First
Mom
" I don't have a creepy uncle, but I certainly have many, many uncles. My mom has twelve brothers and sisters, and my dad has two sisters and three brothers. Their maturity level is still hovering around fifteen when they all get together, but they're not necessarily creepy. "
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" I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks. "
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" My dad's cooking was magic in the kitchen. But eventually over the years, his personality changed and his ability to remember recipes failed. He became paranoid and thought people were stealing from him, when often he was just misplacing things. "
Tess Gerritsen
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" As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher like my dad. "
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" As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation. "
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" I wanted to get into films, and my parents were against it. I convinced my mom, and finally she convinced my dad. My dad then felt, who best to launch his son than him? So he launched me, and here I am. "
Vijay
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" Watching your husband become a father is really sexy and wonderful. "
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" My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star. "
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" I was madly in love with Elvis Presley. Dad wasn't into it at all, at least not for himself as a performer. He used to say, 'Mr. Cole does not rock n' roll.' "
Natalie Cole
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Performer
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" When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's happened that day just melts away. "
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" Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows. "
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