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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

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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

123

"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

99

"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

92

"My father was never anti-anything in our house."

"My father was never anti-anything in our house."

Errol Flynn, Australian Actor

78

"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

75

"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

75

"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

74

"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

73

"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

68

"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

64

"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

59

"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.

57

"I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18."

"I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

56

"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

54

"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

54

"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

53

"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

52

"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

52

"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

49

"Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle."

"Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

Father, Humanity, Principles, Struggle

48

"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

48

"My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you."

"My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you."

Charles Manson, American Criminal

Father, Reflection

48

"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

47

"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

46

"Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted."

"Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted."

Michael Reagan, American Host

46

"A father and two sons run Adelphia. It's a cable company. And they took from that company a billion dollars. A billion. Three people - three people took a billion dollars. What were they gonna do, start their own space program? 'Let's send the monkey to Mars, Dad!'"

"A father and two sons run Adelphia. It's a cable company. And they took from that company a billion dollars. A billion. Three people - three people took a billion dollars. What were they gonna do, start their own space program? 'Let's send the monkey to Mars, Dad!'"

Lewis Black, American Comedian

Father, People, Company, Sons

45

"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

45

"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

45

"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

44

"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

44

"My dad used to flush my mother's head down the toilet. I was so screwed up."

"My dad used to flush my mother's head down the toilet. I was so screwed up."

Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity

Father, Dad, Mother

44

"My father was a minister, so I was a P.K., a preacher's kid."

"My father was a minister, so I was a P.K., a preacher's kid."

Dorothy Malone, American Actress

43

"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."

"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, American Screenwriter

Father, Thought, Dumb, Pretty

43

"They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father."

"They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father."

Andre Braugher, American Actor

43

"My father started me singing in church."

"My father started me singing in church."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

Father, Church, Singing

43

"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

43

"Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father."

"Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father."

Stephen Sondheim, American Composer

42

"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

42

"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

42

"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

42

"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

41

"When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'"

"When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'"

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Father, Dad, Mom, Women, Husband

41

"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

41

"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."

"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

Father, Son, Affection, Alienation

41

"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

40

"Always you find that the more decisive event wins so my father's sort of annual decisiveness which came upon him on the Day of Atonement every year, he suddenly remembered that he was Jewish."

"Always you find that the more decisive event wins so my father's sort of annual decisiveness which came upon him on the Day of Atonement every year, he suddenly remembered that he was Jewish."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

40

"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

40

"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

40

"My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones."

"My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones."

January Jones, American Actress

Father, Dad, Names, Sisters

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