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"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said "Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is"."

"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said "Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is"."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Father, Dad, Positive, Feeling, Future

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"I've got high standards when it comes to boys. As my dad says, all girls should! I'm from the South - Tennessee, to be exact - and down there, we're all about southern hospitality. I know that if I like a guy, he better be nice, and above all, my dad has to approve of him!"

"I've got high standards when it comes to boys. As my dad says, all girls should! I'm from the South - Tennessee, to be exact - and down there, we're all about southern hospitality. I know that if I like a guy, he better be nice, and above all, my dad has to approve of him!"

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

Father, Dad, Boys, Girls, Hospitality

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"Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that."

"Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that."

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

Father, Dad, Work, Fun, Play

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"The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being."

"The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being."

Orson Pratt, American Theologian

Father, Son, Being, Spirit

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"I see by your letter to my father that you are rather afraid the French may invade England."

"I see by your letter to my father that you are rather afraid the French may invade England."

William John Wills, English Scientist

Father, England, May

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"My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone."

"My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone."

Damon Wayans, American Comedian

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"Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen."

"Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen."

Kid Rock, American Musician

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"My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense."

"My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

Father, Children, Self

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"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

Bill Cosby, American Comedian

Father, Being, Chance

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"We call the Creator father, because we rely upon Him to protect us, guide us, feed us, keep us warm, to discipline us and all those things. I try to take my cue from the Creator, with regard to my children."

"We call the Creator father, because we rely upon Him to protect us, guide us, feed us, keep us warm, to discipline us and all those things. I try to take my cue from the Creator, with regard to my children."

Terrence Howard, American Actor

Father, Discipline, Children

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"When dad told me Mr Steptoe had passed away, I broke down."

"When dad told me Mr Steptoe had passed away, I broke down."

Louise Brown, English Celebrity

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"On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad."

"On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad."

Julian Lennon, English Musician

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"My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine."

"My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine."

Toots Thielemans, Belgian Musician

Father, Machine

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"I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon."

"I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon."

Matt Dillon, American Actor

Father, Dad, Work

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"My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons."

"My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons."

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

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"My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that."

"My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that."

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

Father, Dad, Talk

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"It is a wise father that knows his own child."

"It is a wise father that knows his own child."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"We busted a lot of family secrets with this. But to make a long story short, my parents relationship was built heavily on security issues for my Mom, and when my Dad couldn't provide security, the relationship unraveled."

"We busted a lot of family secrets with this. But to make a long story short, my parents relationship was built heavily on security issues for my Mom, and when my Dad couldn't provide security, the relationship unraveled."

Kenny Loggins, American Musician

Father, Dad, Family, Mom, Parents

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"He wasn't a great father. He was a great musician. That's always been a touchy one, and it will be until I can find the answer, but I don't know if there is one."

"He wasn't a great father. He was a great musician. That's always been a touchy one, and it will be until I can find the answer, but I don't know if there is one."

Julian Lennon, English Musician

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"I'll never forget my father's response when I told him I wanted to be a lawyer. He said, 'If you do this, no man will ever want you.'"

"I'll never forget my father's response when I told him I wanted to be a lawyer. He said, 'If you do this, no man will ever want you.'"

Cassandra Dunn, American Psychologist

Father, Forget, Man, Want

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"My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."

"My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

"The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane."

"The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane."

Kylie Minogue, Australian Musician

Father, Dad, Saying

"I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job."

"I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

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