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" My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves. "
Moon Unit Zappa
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" My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house. "
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" My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store. "
Moon Unit Zappa
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" When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it. "
David Alan Grier
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" Every once in a while, we'd ask my dad if we could get a ride in one of these planes. And, he did take us to the flying club and get us a ride in the Pushpak and a glider that the flying club had. "
Kalpana Chawla
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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. "
Howard Graham Buffett
Me
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" My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit. "
Michael Shannon
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" My dad, being a businessman, constantly talked to me about carrying myself in a certain way and treating people with respect. And I think that's something that's carried over throughout my life. It's how I deal with certain situations. "
Colin Kaepernick
Me
Think
Respect
" I was with All Pro Dad, and I was coaching. People recognized me as a coach. They might see my face and say, 'What's going on there, is that something with the Colts or the Buccaneers?' Then they realize, 'This is something with my kids; let me explore.' So I think that helped, that name recognition. "
Tony Dungy
People
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" I support gun safety measures, and I'll tell you, I grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters, and I went hunting with my dad as a kid, and you know, I have deep respect for the Second Amendment and the culture of our country. "
Eric Swalwell
Culture
Support
Respect
" One day I said to my dad, 'Are you disappointed that I'm working a minimum-wage job and I didn't go to college?' I'll never forget his response. He said, 'It's not about how much money you make or what your job is, but it's more about your character. For that, I'm proud of you.' "
Josh Dun
Money
You
Job
" My family wanted church to be a place where we all went together. My dad was always traveling, and my mom was always working. School is where I did Bible classes and studied God. "
Sofia Richie
God
Family
Mom
" Watching your husband become a father is really sexy and wonderful. "
Cindy Crawford
Father
Become
Husband
" I can't help but recall my dad and mom. Depression era kids, 8th and 9th grade educations, clawed and scratched to make a living as dairy farmers their whole life. At least two drought cycles nearly took it all away. They just worked harder, longer... and they made it. "
Bob Beauprez
Help
Depression
Life
" I wanted to be something and prove to girls in high school, and to my mum and dad, that I could be really... spectacular. "
Charlotte McKinney
High
High School
Prove
" Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius. "
Tabatha Coffey
Life
Genius
Programming
" My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since. "
Hugh Laurie
Soon
Bike
First
" 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. "
Gary Vaynerchuk
Life
Culture
Day
" I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. "
Joel Osteen
Father
Decision
Try
" My father taught me how to substitute realities. "
Mira Sorvino
Me
Substitute
Father
" Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. "
Horace
Will
You
Your
" The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which my dad fought, was 'Remember Pearl Harbor, never again.' We need to keep that to mind. "
Oliver North
Need
Remember
War
" I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too. "
Paul Walker
Job
My Life
Actor
" I was about thirteen when I started thinking about the stock market. My dad helped me a little bit. I'd see it in the 'Santa Barbara News-Press.' These prices would change every day - what was that all about? "
Charles Schwab
Me
Stock Market
Thinking
" My mom had a job, and she also took care of us, and she also took care of Dad - I always saw her pulling triple duty, doing more than I ever felt like she needed to. I made a promise to myself that it would be more of a team effort in my family someday. And because of that, I became more independent. "
Carrie Underwood
Team
Effort
Family
" I watch political shows for a number of weeks in a row, and all I see are guys arguing with each other over issues I have no idea about. My brother, he loves war-torn places. My dad would always read the paper and tell me I should watch CNN, but I usually wind up watching 'Breaking Bad.' "
Norm MacDonald
Political
Wind
Watch
" My mom used to get arrested for being with my dad. She would get fined. She would spend weekends in jail. "
Trevor Noah
Weekends
Used
Spend
" My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted. "
Jim Carrey
Like
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He
" I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office. "
Harrison Ford
Office
Work
Age
" Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my family. It was the only thing they knew. And then they would end up wrestling for a hundred bucks, go to autograph signings for two hundred bucks. "
Dwayne Johnson
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Family
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" I come from an artistic family. My dad's an actor, my mother's an actress, my sister's an actress. So I kind of grew up in that kind of environment. Oddly enough, I never really knew about my parents' work. I've seen small clips of it, but we never actually spoke about the business. "
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