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"That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above, then if enough people picked that, they'd have to get new candidates."

"That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above, then if enough people picked that, they'd have to get new candidates."

Meg White, American Musician

Father, Dad, People, Choice

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"The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role."

"The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

38

"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

38

"My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him."

"My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

38

"Oh, Mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father."

"Oh, Mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

38

"Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad."

"Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad."

Mark Hoppus, American Musician

Father, Dad, Kids, Parents

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"We would make songs, and the producers said we should play it for my dad. I was kind of scared, I didn't know what to think cuz we were just joking around."

"We would make songs, and the producers said we should play it for my dad. I was kind of scared, I didn't know what to think cuz we were just joking around."

Lil' Romeo, American Musician

Father, Dad, Play, Songs

38

"Yes, and I had pimples so badly it used to make me so shy. I used not to look at myself. I'd hide my face in the dark, I wouldn't want to look in the mirror and my father teased me and I just hated it and I cried everyday."

"Yes, and I had pimples so badly it used to make me so shy. I used not to look at myself. I'd hide my face in the dark, I wouldn't want to look in the mirror and my father teased me and I just hated it and I cried everyday."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

38

"Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house."

"Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house."

Thomas Brooks, American Football Coach

38

"My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends."

"My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends."

Winona Ryder, American Actress

Father, Dad, Music, Life, Friends

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"Maggie went out of doors to wash the windows and father came out into the kitchen and said he did not know whether he would go down to the post office or not. And then I sprinkled some handkerchiefs to iron."

"Maggie went out of doors to wash the windows and father came out into the kitchen and said he did not know whether he would go down to the post office or not. And then I sprinkled some handkerchiefs to iron."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

Father, Kitchen, Office, Post

37

"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."

"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Father, Dad, Actor

37

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes."

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes."

Prince Charles, English Royalty

Father, Dress, Eyes, Lady

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"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"

"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"

Ellen Muth, American Actress

Father, Thought, Rejection, Ruin

37

"I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode."

"I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode."

John Leeson, British Actor

Father, Dad, Army

37

"Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father."

"Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, American Actress

37

"My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was a teenager when Pearl Harbor happened, right before church and he ran up and got on the roof of his grandfather's house and watched the planes go over."

"My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was a teenager when Pearl Harbor happened, right before church and he ran up and got on the roof of his grandfather's house and watched the planes go over."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Father, HusbChurch, Right

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"My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar."

"My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar."

Maya Lin, American Architect

Father, Draft, First

37

"My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama."

"My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama."

Jayne Meadows, American Actress

37

"When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic."

"When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic."

Nia Vardalos, Canadian Actress

Father, Dad, Magic, Theatre, Want

37

"My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything."

"My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything."

Shane MacGowan, Irish Musician

Father, Dad, Control, Responsibility

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"Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church."

"Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

Father, Church, Responsibility, Will

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"But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity."

"But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Father, Dad, Integrity, Man, Remarkable

37

"My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him."

"My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him."

John Henry Carver, Australian Physicist

37

"When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know."

"When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know."

Al Roker, American Entertainer

Father, Dad, Mother, Disney, First

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"The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow."

"The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

37

"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

37

"My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think."

"My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

Father, Interest

37

"Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works."

"Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works."

Shahrukh Khan, Indian Actor

Father, Husband

37

"The most significant piece of advice my father gave me early on about acting was, don't get caught acting. Really believe in what you're doing and then commit to it. Even if it feels uncomfortable, even if you feel that you're gonna look like an ass. It's all acting, but find the truth in a moment as opposed to just pretending you have and rather than trying to act your way out of it."

"The most significant piece of advice my father gave me early on about acting was, don't get caught acting. Really believe in what you're doing and then commit to it. Even if it feels uncomfortable, even if you feel that you're gonna look like an ass. It's all acting, but find the truth in a moment as opposed to just pretending you have and rather than trying to act your way out of it."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Father, Truth, Act, Acting

37

"Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them."

"Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

Father, Dad, Songs

37

"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

37

"There will always be a father."

"There will always be a father."

Gary Gilmore, American Criminal

37

"Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very sporty nation and at that particular time anyone who had an artistic bent was very much an outsider. So if you liked reading or ideas or playing the piano then your dad viewed you as a sissy, basically."

"Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very sporty nation and at that particular time anyone who had an artistic bent was very much an outsider. So if you liked reading or ideas or playing the piano then your dad viewed you as a sissy, basically."

Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor

Father, Dad, Time, People, Ideas

36

"My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home."

"My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home."

Levon Helm, American Musician

Father, Dad, Home, Time, Music

36

"You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me."

"You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

Father, Acting, Career, Friends

36

"Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps."

"Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

Father, Son, Chance, Footsteps

36

"My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either."

"My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either."

Madonna Ciccone, American Musician

Father, Values, Integrity

36

"America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us."

"America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us."

Patti Davis, American Celebrity

Father, America, Country, Feeling

36

"I remember Mr. Mayer very well. He sort of liked to be the father - no, he liked to be treated like you thought he was Daddy, but he didn't treat you like Daddy at all."

"I remember Mr. Mayer very well. He sort of liked to be the father - no, he liked to be treated like you thought he was Daddy, but he didn't treat you like Daddy at all."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

Father, Thought

36

"I have never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year before I did."

"I have never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year before I did."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

36

"My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground."

"My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground."

Maya Lin, American Architect

Father, Dad, School, University

36

"My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day."

"My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

Father, Dad, Mother, Children, Day

36

"The real reason we ended up getting into that type of music was our dad worked for an oil company so we spent a year overseas when we were young kids. Because of that, it was all Spanish TV and radio so we ended up having these '50s and '60s tapes, tapes of that music."

"The real reason we ended up getting into that type of music was our dad worked for an oil company so we spent a year overseas when we were young kids. Because of that, it was all Spanish TV and radio so we ended up having these '50s and '60s tapes, tapes of that music."

Zac Hanson, American Musician

Father, Dad, Music, Company, Kids

36

"That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job."

"That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job."

Will Estes, American Actor

Father, Dad, Acting, Job, Question

36

"Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies."

"Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies."

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, American Clergyman

Father, Devil, Lies, Pride

36

"The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled."

"The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

36

"My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff."

"My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

Father, Dad, Army

36

"My father loved people, children and pets."

"My father loved people, children and pets."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Father, People, Children, Pets

36

"My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my great-grandfather had been an actor. And who knows before then?"

"My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my great-grandfather had been an actor. And who knows before then?"

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

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