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"My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him."

"My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him."

Eminem, American Musician

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"A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma."

"A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

Father, Incompetence, Paradox, Sons

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"She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister."

"She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister."

Bill Griffith, American Cartoonist

Father, Sister, Problems

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"You know not having my real dad around and having a step dad made me want to be a great dad. So now I have been one for 9 years. And now 3 daughters. So, that is what I am - a dad, first and foremost, before anything else. It's just something that comes natural now."

"You know not having my real dad around and having a step dad made me want to be a great dad. So now I have been one for 9 years. And now 3 daughters. So, that is what I am - a dad, first and foremost, before anything else. It's just something that comes natural now."

Tim McGraw, American Musician

Father, Dad, Daughters, First, Now

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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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"To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin."

"To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin."

Michael Beschloss, American Historian

Father, People, Assassination, Will

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"If I have a problem, stuff's going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad... I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe."

"If I have a problem, stuff's going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad... I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe."

Jack Osbourne, English Celebrity

Father, Dad, First, Talk

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"My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff."

"My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff."

Dominic Chianese, American Actor

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"I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude."

"I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

Father, Survival, First, Years

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"My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument."

"My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument."

Bill Kreutzmann, American Musician

Father, Dad, Music, Listening, Play

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"From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress."

"From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress."

Koichi Tanaka, Japanese Scientist

Father, Progress, Importance

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"Then is when I decided to take it to Archie to see if they could do it as a comic book. I showed it to Richard Goldwater, and he showed it to his father, and a day or two later I got the OK to do it as a comic book."

"Then is when I decided to take it to Archie to see if they could do it as a comic book. I showed it to Richard Goldwater, and he showed it to his father, and a day or two later I got the OK to do it as a comic book."

Dan DeCarlo, American Cartoonist

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"Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany."

"Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany."

Marcia Gay Harden, American Actress

Father, Dad, Germany, Kids

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"Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she was delivering a speech there."

"Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she was delivering a speech there."

Al Michaels, American Entertainer

Father, College, National security, Right

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"My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey."

"My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

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"My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere."

"My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere."

Nicolas Cage, American Actor

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"Fathers in today's modern families can be so many things."

"Fathers in today's modern families can be so many things."

Oliver Hudson, American Actor

Father, Fathers, Today

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"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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"My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important."

"My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Father, Class, Man, Poor

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"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

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"What goes on between a father and a son, which is usually such a private matter, is that they are able to be honest with each other, and be honest with me, as a director. It's just remarkable."

"What goes on between a father and a son, which is usually such a private matter, is that they are able to be honest with each other, and be honest with me, as a director. It's just remarkable."

Lee Grant, American Actress

Father, Son, Remarkable

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"Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state."

"Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state."

Gerald McRaney, American Actor

Father, Dad, Houses, State

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"And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not."

"And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not."

Dweezil Zappa, American Musician

Father, Dad, Idea, Play

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"My father-in-law gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I don't know why there's this big rush to do this."

"My father-in-law gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I don't know why there's this big rush to do this."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

Father, Discovery

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"For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have been a precious gift."

"For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have been a precious gift."

Michael Milken, American Criminal

Father, Relatives, Years

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"I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father."

"I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

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"Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time."

"Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Father, Dad, Experience, Mom, Time

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"I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it."

"I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it."

Shmuel Y. Agnon, Israeli Writer

Father, First, Longing, Old

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"And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet."

"And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

Father, Dad, Thought, Play

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"My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related."

"My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Father, Dad, Parents, Smoking

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"Initially I had intended to study medicine, but before going to University I had decided that I would be better suited to a career in which I could concentrate my activities and interests more on a single goal than appeared to be possible in my father's profession."

"Initially I had intended to study medicine, but before going to University I had decided that I would be better suited to a career in which I could concentrate my activities and interests more on a single goal than appeared to be possible in my father's profession."

Frederick Sanger, English Scientist

Father, Goal, Career, Medicine

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"But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy League professors that I should go to the Yale Drama School, another one of the stories in there."

"But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy League professors that I should go to the Yale Drama School, another one of the stories in there."

Robert Klein, American Comedian

Father, Difference, Drama, Ivy

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"I wanted to grow up to be just like my father."

"I wanted to grow up to be just like my father."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

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"The stag tells him that he is the eldest of the sons - the father's favorite - and he warns the father that if he tries to shoot any of the stags, their antlers will tear him to pieces."

"The stag tells him that he is the eldest of the sons - the father's favorite - and he warns the father that if he tries to shoot any of the stags, their antlers will tear him to pieces."

Georg Solti, Hungarian Musician

Father, Favorite, Sons, Will

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"My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends."

"My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends."

Emily Mortimer, British Actress

Father, Dad, Thought, Children, Girls

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"My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year."

"My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year."

Mila Kunis, American Actress

Father, Dad, Mom, Education, Life

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"I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver."

"I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver."

Chely Wright, American Musician

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"My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved."

"My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved."

Honor Blackman, British Actress

Father, End, Holiday, Rain

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"It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia."

"It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Father, Fathers, Wrong

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"I met Roy's father once... And I think that Roy's relationship with his father is still at the heart of what Roy does. But at the end of the day, he's trying to prove himself to a father he'll never really please."

"I met Roy's father once... And I think that Roy's relationship with his father is still at the heart of what Roy does. But at the end of the day, he's trying to prove himself to a father he'll never really please."

Jim Lampley, American Celebrity

Father, Heart, Day, End

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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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"My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything."

"My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Father, Dad, Mom, Want

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"I feel like I almost didn't grow up in the business, because my parents worked so hard at sheltering us from that. I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn't aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago."

"I feel like I almost didn't grow up in the business, because my parents worked so hard at sheltering us from that. I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn't aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago."

Bryce Dallas Howard, American Actress

Father, Dad, Business, Celebrity, Parents

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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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"Tiffany is very proud to have the last name and she's proud of her dad."

"Tiffany is very proud to have the last name and she's proud of her dad."

Marla Maples, American Actress

Father, Dad, Name

34

"Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom."

"Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom."

Tim Allen, American Comedian

Father, Dad, Friendship, Humor, Mom

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"Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father."

"Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father."

Sean Penn, American Actor

Father, Interest, Now

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"So I was always around music and my dad was in his own way a progressive jazzer, a big band jazzer guy."

"So I was always around music and my dad was in his own way a progressive jazzer, a big band jazzer guy."

Billy Sherwood, American Musician

Father, Dad, Music

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"My father is a man of impeccable character who has worked tirelessly for the United Nations for many years. His integrity is beyond reproach."

"My father is a man of impeccable character who has worked tirelessly for the United Nations for many years. His integrity is beyond reproach."

Kojo Annan, Swiss Celebrity

Father, Character, Integrity, Man

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"Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors."

"Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors."

Philip Warren Anderson, American Scientist

Father, Brother

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