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"It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father."

"It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father."

Vaughn Monroe, American Musician

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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

38

"I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me."

"I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me."

Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician

38

"I felt my father's presence with me, helping me to commit to paper the feelings I had. I really heard my father speaking to me from the other dimension."

"I felt my father's presence with me, helping me to commit to paper the feelings I had. I really heard my father speaking to me from the other dimension."

Michael Landon, American Actor

Father, Feelings

38

"I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that."

"I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that."

Hilary Duff, American Actress

Father, Dad, Parents, Wishes

38

"I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed."

"I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed."

Klaus Fuchs, German Physicist

38

"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

38

"Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father."

"Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father."

Dale Earnhardt, American Celebrity

Father, Growing up, Hunting

38

"I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children."

"I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children."

Ricky Skaggs, American Musician

Father, Children

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"When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part."

"When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part."

Amy Irving, American Actress

Father, Dad, Home, Career, Children

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"I haven't done a lot of things in my career that my kids can watch, because they are 8, 6 and 3, and they are pretty young; so given the concepts that the film was about a superhero, it was a black superhero, and it was a father and son type partnership."

"I haven't done a lot of things in my career that my kids can watch, because they are 8, 6 and 3, and they are pretty young; so given the concepts that the film was about a superhero, it was a black superhero, and it was a father and son type partnership."

Blair Underwood, American Actor

Father, Son, Career, Film

37

"I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just, I'm sure, as he hoped I would. I learned, from observing him, the satisfaction that comes from striving and seeing a dream fulfilled."

"I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just, I'm sure, as he hoped I would. I learned, from observing him, the satisfaction that comes from striving and seeing a dream fulfilled."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Father, Dream, Satisfaction

37

"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

37

"My earliest acting memory is making up a play for my mom and dad called The Lonesome Baby. I have no idea what The Lonesome Baby was about. I just remember the title. But I'm sure it was an epic."

"My earliest acting memory is making up a play for my mom and dad called The Lonesome Baby. I have no idea what The Lonesome Baby was about. I just remember the title. But I'm sure it was an epic."

Jane Horrocks, English Actress

Father, Dad, Mom, Idea, Acting

37

"My brother Jim and I saw our father go into the jails and pray with the inmates Sunday after Sunday. He prayed with both blacks and whites. If we ever repeated any slurs we heard on the playground, he'd tell us very softly, "I don't want to hear those words.""

"My brother Jim and I saw our father go into the jails and pray with the inmates Sunday after Sunday. He prayed with both blacks and whites. If we ever repeated any slurs we heard on the playground, he'd tell us very softly, "I don't want to hear those words.""

Charles Moore, American Architect

Father, Brother, Want, Words

37

"We felt often that we were perceived as mothers trying to be lawyers, while a male colleague of ours who had a young child was perceived as a lawyer who also happened to be a father."

"We felt often that we were perceived as mothers trying to be lawyers, while a male colleague of ours who had a young child was perceived as a lawyer who also happened to be a father."

Anne C. Weisberg, American Author

Father, Lawyers, Mothers, Trying

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"My father wasn't a very good lawyer. He thought the law was sacred and something that was meant to help people. He didn't charge people like he should have... which is why I was allowed to play bars and strip joints when I was 14."

"My father wasn't a very good lawyer. He thought the law was sacred and something that was meant to help people. He didn't charge people like he should have... which is why I was allowed to play bars and strip joints when I was 14."

Max Weinberg, American Musician

Father, Thought, People, Help

37

"My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us."

"My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us."

Dennis Wilson, American Musician

37

"If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now."

"If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now."

Ray Romano, American Actor

Father, Now, Right

37

"My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now."

"My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now."

Ron Wood, British Musician

Father, Dad, Now

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"I was a Scout years ago, before the movement started, when my father took me fishing, camping and hunting. Then I was sorry that more girls could not have what I had. When I learned of the movement, I thought, here is what I always wanted other girls to have."

"I was a Scout years ago, before the movement started, when my father took me fishing, camping and hunting. Then I was sorry that more girls could not have what I had. When I learned of the movement, I thought, here is what I always wanted other girls to have."

Lou Henry Hoover, American First Lady

Father, Thought, Camping, Fishing

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"My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didn't have anything left to give."

"My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didn't have anything left to give."

Scott Stapp, American Musician

Father, Dad, Heart

36

"I tell my friends about my conversations with my father - conversations with an artist."

"I tell my friends about my conversations with my father - conversations with an artist."

Ray Conniff, American Musician

Father, Artist, Friends

36

"My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic."

"My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic."

Pauly Shore, American Comedian

Father, Dad, Mom, Comedy

36

"My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves."

"My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves."

Moon Unit Zappa, American Musician

Father, Dad, Open

36

"And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It was like, OK, I get it now. I know what fatherhood is all about. And you look at your parents differently."

"And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It was like, OK, I get it now. I know what fatherhood is all about. And you look at your parents differently."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

Father, Dad, Time, Kids, Now

36

"I'm trying to have my own thing, and I don't know if it's even possible. I didn't realize so many people actually think I'm trying to be like my dad. I read comments like 'She's no Elvis.' I'm not trying to be. I never set out to be."

"I'm trying to have my own thing, and I don't know if it's even possible. I didn't realize so many people actually think I'm trying to be like my dad. I read comments like 'She's no Elvis.' I'm not trying to be. I never set out to be."

Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician

Father, Dad, People, Trying

36

"My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it."

"My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it."

Gavin DeGraw, American Musician

Father, Dad, Guitar, Play, Want

36

"My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those things, but I always had a different picture in my mind... maybe closer to Alien. I don't see it in space as much as I do see it in different planets, with each having its own strange characters."

"My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those things, but I always had a different picture in my mind... maybe closer to Alien. I don't see it in space as much as I do see it in different planets, with each having its own strange characters."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Father, Mind, Space

36

"If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father."

"If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father."

Mary Todd Lincoln, American First Lady

36

"I am blessed to have Mom and Dad."

"I am blessed to have Mom and Dad."

Kevin Eubanks, American Musician

Father, Dad, Mom

36

"When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to enjoy it very much. I was the only man in the house because my parents divorced and my dad moved away when I was 13."

"When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to enjoy it very much. I was the only man in the house because my parents divorced and my dad moved away when I was 13."

Eddie Marsan, English Actor

Father, Dad, Man, Parents

35

"Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing."

"Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing."

Kevin Eubanks, American Musician

Father, Dad, Brother, Gold

35

"I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad."

"I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad."

Sam Elliott, American Actor

Father, Dad, Being

35

"It's easy for me to say that now, now I'm a father, I've got a four-and-a-half year old boy, I'm a different person. Well, I'm still the same person, but I'm different."

"It's easy for me to say that now, now I'm a father, I've got a four-and-a-half year old boy, I'm a different person. Well, I'm still the same person, but I'm different."

Alan Vega, American Musician

Father, Now, Old

35

"My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager."

"My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager."

Robbie Coltrane, Scottish Actor

Father, Dad, Time, Parents, Past

34

"He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing."

"He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing."

Anne Heche, American Actress

34

"I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories, laughing at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads."

"I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories, laughing at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads."

Ahmet Zappa, American Musician

Father, Dad, Movies, Favorite, Memories

34

"When I was four or five, my father had a general store in Winchester and I don't think the farmers could ever leave on Saturday afternoon until I had been placed up on the counter to sing."

"When I was four or five, my father had a general store in Winchester and I don't think the farmers could ever leave on Saturday afternoon until I had been placed up on the counter to sing."

Dinah Shore, American Actress

34

"Along the beach I never collected shells from my father's shore."

"Along the beach I never collected shells from my father's shore."

Corey Hart, Canadian Musician

34

"More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad."

"More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad."

James Levine, American Musician

Father, Dad, Home, Mom, Negotiation

34

"My dad was in the Army and we traveled all over the place and I never failed to win first prize."

"My dad was in the Army and we traveled all over the place and I never failed to win first prize."

Randy Gardner, American Figure Skater

Father, Dad, Army, First

34

"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

34

"What will the U.S. senators have to say if there is, as many over here and in the rest of the world suspect, no substance to the allegations against my father and me?"

"What will the U.S. senators have to say if there is, as many over here and in the rest of the world suspect, no substance to the allegations against my father and me?"

Kojo Annan, Swiss Celebrity

Father, Rest, Senators, Will

33

"I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed."

"I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed."

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

Father, Dad, Guitar, Play, Right

33

"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

33

"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."

"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."

Marcia Cross, American Actress

Father, Dad, People, Living, Problems

33

"My friends say, 'Man you're going to have kids sleeping on pillowcases with your face on it! You're going to be on toothbrushes and magnets and stuff.' I guess now that I'm a dad, I'm thrilled about that."

"My friends say, 'Man you're going to have kids sleeping on pillowcases with your face on it! You're going to be on toothbrushes and magnets and stuff.' I guess now that I'm a dad, I'm thrilled about that."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Father, Dad, Friends, Kids, Now

32

"My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player, Ted Larsen."

"My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player, Ted Larsen."

Jonny Lang, American Musician

Father, Dad, Friends, Guitar, Medicine

31

"President Bush is supporting Arnold but a lot of Republicans are not, because he is actually quite liberal. Karl Rove said if his father wasn't a Nazi, he wouldn't have any credibility with conservatives at all."

"President Bush is supporting Arnold but a lot of Republicans are not, because he is actually quite liberal. Karl Rove said if his father wasn't a Nazi, he wouldn't have any credibility with conservatives at all."

Bill Maher, American Comedian

Father, Credibility, Liberal, President

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