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My dad and my uncles owned a bar outside of Cincinnati. I worked there growing up, mopping floors, waiting tables.
My dad was a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor, and from an early age I was put off by being force-fed a belief system.
My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'
Look, my dad has a saying - we'll burn that bridge when get to it. OK? You get it? Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.
I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?
My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade.
I'm quite happy for that smile, because Dad told me once you should be grateful for the gifts that are the rarest.
The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.
I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it.
My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.
All the records I've put out have had either artwork that I did while I was young or something that my Dad painted.
My dad was a New York City cop. His father was a New York City fireman. And my mother's dad was a city taxi driver.
I think I was around 15 when my Dad was 40 and thought, "Man he's old. There's no way I'll be skating at that age."
Kids need a mom and a dad, and people understand that. Marriage between a mom and a dad is most important for kids.
I tell ya, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my dad kept the kid's picture that came with the wallet he bought.
People say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I'm doing the best I can.
That was when the world wasn't so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my father was a hero and not a human.
Sometimes my dad even gets on this kick--'You hate this country'....I have to tell him...I just hate being lied to.
I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.
But, Dad! We can't leave. Uncle Jake is hurt!" Daphne said. "Besides, that's Pinocchio. I want to get an autograph.
With my dad passing away, he's always watching me-a big smile on his face, watching every snap on the 50-yard line.
I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.
My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.
For my last meal I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.
I want to thank my daughter, who told me, 'If you don't win, Dad, you're still good,' ... who taught me how to act.
I think I'd be a really good dad. So perhaps I'm doing society a disservice by not having as many kids as possible.
I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv.
Dad was a hypocrite. He could talk about peace and love to the world but he could never show it to his wife and son.
My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.
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.
For my last meal, I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.
My dad is still the only Mraz in the Mechanicsville phone book, so he's getting calls from girls to see if I'm home!
How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.
My dad's a firefighter, so I know what it's like for policemen and firefighters to be on their own on Christmas Day.
My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1.
There are only three great powers in the universe: God in heaven, the pope in the Vatican and Dadá in the great box.
I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.
I like the wrestling and executing the throws. My dad was a wrestler and he showed me some of those techniques, too.
I'll say my dad couldn't act to save his life and nor can my uncle and they'll say I'm the worst actor in the world.
My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.
I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing.
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.
Dad was at his desk when I opened the door, doing what all British people do when they're freaked out: drinking tea.
People come up to me all the time who saw Dad in 'Oklahoma!' or 'Pajama Game,' and they say they'll never forget it.
My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.
I'm just naturally quite toned. My dad was like a body builder, so I've got my dad's body. Not all of it, thank God.
When my dad was young he shot marbles. When I was young I played Marble Madness on my Nintendo Entertainment System.
My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar player.
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.