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" When I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much he'd learned in three years. "
Frank Butler
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" My mom is from Venezuela, and my dad is German and Japanese, and we lived in Brazil when I was a kid for a couple of years, and then I grew up on Long Island. I think all the traveling and all the nationalities put that stuff in my head. I was just around it a lot. "
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" A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors. "
Frank Butler
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" I have tried to create bonds with my daughters like my dad created with me. "
Brett Kavanaugh
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" But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives. "
Tony Dungy
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" It's an ongoing joy being a dad. "
Liam Neeson
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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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" Without my dad, I wouldn't be here. "
Maria Sharapova
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" I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife. "
John Lithgow
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" 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. "
Nico Rosberg
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" My father was never anti-anything in our house. "
Errol Flynn
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" When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed. "
Lou Brock
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" My father's father died when he was a teenager, and dad went to work to support his mother and two siblings as a carpenter and as a builder's mule, hauling carts of lumber to construction sites when it was too icy for the mules to climb the hills. "
Maryanne Trump Barry
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Work
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" If you've witnessed bullying or if you're being bullied, tell somebody you trust. Tell mom and dad. Tell your counselors or your coaches. Tell your teachers. Tell an adult who you trust. "
Stephanie McMahon
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" My dad was fine about me doing modelling at 16 because I always said school was important to me. I always chose my jobs carefully so I wouldn't have to take too much time off. It got harder toward the end with my A-levels; there were sleepless nights, and I was doing my homework on the plane coming home, but I pulled through. "
Georgia May Jagger
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" My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt. "
Shane Filan
Long
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Family
" I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle. "
Tatum O'Neal
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" I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant. "
O. J. Simpson
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" I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world. "
Michael J. Fox
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" When I speak at events, I often wear my dad's ties and my mom's earrings. It's a small, almost secret way of having them with me when I'm up there onstage, talking to a roomful of strangers. It makes me feel safe. "
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" 'Rust' really started with the passing of my dad, and me really looking back inward to my self about where I stand with all things on a faith/religious/spiritual level. And it's really put me on this interesting road and very educational, I might add, road back to understanding the role of faith in God and Christ in my life. "
Corbin Bernsen
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" My dad is a comedian, entertainer, you know. He always likes to make people laugh. With me, it just depends on what mood I'm in. You get what you get. "
Laila Ali
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" I have my dad's shape. No booty. "
Queen Latifah
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" 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
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" I know Spanish pretty well. I'm half-Puerto Rican - my mom is from Puerto Rico - so I have a lot of family there, and my mom's first language is Spanish. But growing up in the States, and with my dad being from the States, I'm kind of just like this white kid. "
David Lambert
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" Now I see other kids and their parents, and I compare them to my dad. Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad. He would ground us. He wouldn't call it grounding; he'd just say, 'You're on punishment.' Sometimes we'd be on punishment a lot. "
Paris Jackson
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" My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War. "
Clint Eastwood
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" I will always do what I can to help others, but when I retire, I want to be a dad and a husband. I want a house and a dog in the yard. I want to have barbecues. "
J. J. Watt
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" I've got the best parents you could ever ask for. My parents are from New Jersey, and they met in Vermont in college. My Dad grew up listening to heavy, psychedelic music. He's my biggest fan. "
King Tuff
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