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"My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something."

"My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Father, Brothers, Police

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"As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food."

"As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food."

Danny Bonaduce, American Actor

Father, Dad, Food, Job

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"My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to be the truth. Basically it comes from my dad-and he's screaming right-wing, so there you are."

"My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to be the truth. Basically it comes from my dad-and he's screaming right-wing, so there you are."

Thom Yorke, English Musician

Father, Dad, Life, Truth, Right

52

"My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted."

"My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Father, Dad, Mother

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"Bush the father did well in placing his sons as governors and did not forget to pass on the expertise in fraud from the leaders of the region to Florida to use it in critical moments."

"Bush the father did well in placing his sons as governors and did not forget to pass on the expertise in fraud from the leaders of the region to Florida to use it in critical moments."

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian Criminal

Father, Expertise, Forget, Fraud

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"My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will."

"My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will."

Ruben Studdard, American Musician

Father, Dad, Mother, People, Opinion

26

"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you."

"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

26

"My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city."

"My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city."

Richard Ernst, Swiss Scientist

Father, School, Teaching

25

"My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really."

"My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really."

Jeremy Northam, English Actor

Father, Dad, Home, Idea, Force

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"I couldn't see my father's films because they were restricted and we didn't have videos or DVDs back then."

"I couldn't see my father's films because they were restricted and we didn't have videos or DVDs back then."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

23

"People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue."

"People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue."

Martin Short, American Actor

Father, People, Irish

23

"It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad; bad things. And he's a father of four children in parochial school, he's a lieutenant of detectives, but he's in conflict with himself and with trying to do what's right."

"It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad; bad things. And he's a father of four children in parochial school, he's a lieutenant of detectives, but he's in conflict with himself and with trying to do what's right."

Harvey Keitel, American Actor

Father, Cause, Children, Conflict

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"Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word."

"Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

Father, Man, Word

22

"When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'"

"When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'"

Rip Torn, American Actor

Father, Dad, People, Hope, Man

20

"My mother moved abroad when I was 11, my dad wasn't around from the time that I was a baby, so I was not the product of a family, but a product of observation - of watching what went on around me, of watching who I liked, what I didn't like, what I thought was good behavior and what I thought was bad behavior and tailoring myself accordingly."

"My mother moved abroad when I was 11, my dad wasn't around from the time that I was a baby, so I was not the product of a family, but a product of observation - of watching what went on around me, of watching who I liked, what I didn't like, what I thought was good behavior and what I thought was bad behavior and tailoring myself accordingly."

Mark Strong, English Actor

Father, Dad, Time, Family, Mother

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"When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My dad loves being around all kinds of animals. He's the one who got me to be a really big animal lover."

"When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My dad loves being around all kinds of animals. He's the one who got me to be a really big animal lover."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

Father, Dad, Family, Animals, Being

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"I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it."

"I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it."

Sammy Davis, Jr., American Entertainer

Father, Sammy Davis, Jr.

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"I think my dad is this great, wonderful... man with a lot of integrity, who is fighting for things he believes in and is serious in what he wants to see happen and serious in helping people."

"I think my dad is this great, wonderful... man with a lot of integrity, who is fighting for things he believes in and is serious in what he wants to see happen and serious in helping people."

Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity

Father, Dad, People, Fighting, Integrity

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"Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children."

"Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children."

Bill Cosby, American Comedian

Father, Being, Children, Nothing

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"The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music."

"The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music."

Dennis Wilson, American Musician

Father, Dad, Family, Music, Kids

15

"When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also."

"When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also."

Nicole Richie, American Actress

Father, Dad, Mom

15

"Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day."

"Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

Father, Dad, Mother, Wife, Day

14

"No, well, my father's definitely not Christopher Walken."

"No, well, my father's definitely not Christopher Walken."

Josh Lucas, American Actor

14

"I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that."

"I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that."

John Malkovich, American Actor

Father, Truth, Baseball, Football

14

"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."

"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, British Comedian

Father, Dad, First

14

"My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on."

"My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

Father, Daughter, Present

14

"My dad taught me true words you have to use in every relationship. Yes, baby."

"My dad taught me true words you have to use in every relationship. Yes, baby."

Star Jones, American Entertainer

Father, Dad, Baby, Words

13

"I think I'm extremely vulnerable and that in some ways I seek out rejection. Never feeling like you're getting that pat on the back from dad is probably at the heart of that."

"I think I'm extremely vulnerable and that in some ways I seek out rejection. Never feeling like you're getting that pat on the back from dad is probably at the heart of that."

Skeet Ulrich, American Actor

Father, Dad, Heart, Feeling, Rejection

12

"Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin."

"Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin."

Tim Vine, British Comedian

Father, Dad, Family, Brother, People

12

"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better."

"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

Father, People, May, Sleep

12

"What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money."

"What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Father, Dad, Money, Care, Childhood

12

"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."

"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."

Treat Williams, American Actor

Father, HusbThought

12

"My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet."

"My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

12

"I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison."

"I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

Father, Electricity, Prison, State

11

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

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

Pope John XXIII, Italian Clergyman

Father, Children

11

"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."

"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."

Michael Zaslow, American Actor

Father, Being, Selfishness

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"My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments."

"My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments."

Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian Celebrity

Father, Dad, Life, Army, Career

10

"One of the scary things is that, when you're a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you're an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too."

"One of the scary things is that, when you're a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you're an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too."

David Duchovny, American Actor

Father, Dad, Fear, Man

10

"Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful."

"Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful."

William Hurt, American Actor

Father, Successful, Friend, Being

10

"There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?"

"There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?"

Will Smith, American Actor

Father, Negative, Friends, Kids

10

"My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it."

"My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it."

Keith Urban, American Musician

Father, Country

10

"When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs."

"When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Father, Christmas, Guidance, Old

9

"My father assigned me to keep his scrapbooks. At first I was interested in reading only his rave notices, but I got interested in reading what the critics were saying about whether the play was good or not."

"My father assigned me to keep his scrapbooks. At first I was interested in reading only his rave notices, but I got interested in reading what the critics were saying about whether the play was good or not."

Dorothy Fields, American Musician

Father, First, Play, Reading

9

"I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser."

"I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser."

Nikki Sixx, American Musician

Father, Dad, Mom, Being

9

"The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive."

"The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

9

"My sister and I said, Dad, are you doing to do anything about that? And he mentioned treatments other people sent him that he'd been working on. So we thought it would be kind of cool to give these guys a real script."

"My sister and I said, Dad, are you doing to do anything about that? And he mentioned treatments other people sent him that he'd been working on. So we thought it would be kind of cool to give these guys a real script."

Rae Dawn Chong, American Actress

Father, Dad, Sister, Thought, People

9

"I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife."

"I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife."

John Lithgow, American Actor

Father, Wife, Decisions, Fun

8

"Right now, it hasn't affected my music other than the fact that I don't have time to write any of it. That's no different from when I first started and I lived at home. I would play the guitar in the afternoon and then my mom or my dad would come home and I'd have to quit."

"Right now, it hasn't affected my music other than the fact that I don't have time to write any of it. That's no different from when I first started and I lived at home. I would play the guitar in the afternoon and then my mom or my dad would come home and I'd have to quit."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

Father, Dad, Home, Mom, Music

8

"There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in."

"There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in."

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor

Father, People, Winter

8

"I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth."

"I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

Father, Dad, Kiss, Daughter, Earth

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