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"I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works."

"I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Son, Being, France

19

"I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."

"I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."

John Turturro, American Actor

Son, Chess, Old, Play

19

"Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other day which was really good. He'll burn a CD for me full of things that he has, so he's a pretty good call if I want to check some of that stuff out... The other two aren't quite into that yet."

"Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other day which was really good. He'll burn a CD for me full of things that he has, so he's a pretty good call if I want to check some of that stuff out... The other two aren't quite into that yet."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

Son, Day, Guitar, Pretty

19

"Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son."

"Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son."

Bobby Darin, American Musician

Son, Career, Hell, Will

18

"My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town."

"My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town."

Herbie Mann, American Musician

Son, Daughters, Now

18

"I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school."

"I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school."

Kelly Preston, American Actress

Son, Thought, Heroes, Parents

17

"To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it."

"To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

17

"I'd also say having Jack's son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick."

"I'd also say having Jack's son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick."

Marie Windsor, American Actress

17

"If I had known it I would have told my son, I'd rather shoot you than let you join the SS. But I didn't know."

"If I had known it I would have told my son, I'd rather shoot you than let you join the SS. But I didn't know."

Wilhelm Keitel, German Celebrity

17

"I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people."

"I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people."

James Brown, American Musician

Son, People, Being

16

"Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list."

"Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list."

Denis Leary, American Actor

Son, End, Racism

16

"Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson."

"Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

16

"It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son."

"It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son."

Frances McDormand, American Actress

Son, Play, Support

15

"I can't say too much about it because I don't know a lot. We're not told what's in store for our characters until we turn up to shoot the episode. But it's fair to say that Betty and her son bring a brand new mystery to the street and they will be around all season."

Alfre Woodard, American Actress

Son, Mystery, Will

15

"My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names."

"My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names."

James Brown, American Musician

15

"I don't want to be remembered as the son of Bruce Lee."

"I don't want to be remembered as the son of Bruce Lee."

Brandon Lee, American Actor

14

"It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes that become addictions and lead to Hell. My character is addicted to television, chocolate, coffee, to her dream of her son, which has no basis in reality."

"It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes that become addictions and lead to Hell. My character is addicted to television, chocolate, coffee, to her dream of her son, which has no basis in reality."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Son, Dream, Character, Coffee

14

"One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?"

"One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?"

James Caan, American Actor

Son, Thought, Baseball, Eye

14

"In fact my son subscribes to Pro Bull Rider magazine."

"In fact my son subscribes to Pro Bull Rider magazine."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

14

"My thought was I should try to stick with names that people may recognize like Robert Johnson, Son House, and Hoagy Carmichael, so if somebody cared to research, they would find a wealth of material."

"My thought was I should try to stick with names that people may recognize like Robert Johnson, Son House, and Hoagy Carmichael, so if somebody cared to research, they would find a wealth of material."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

Son, Thought, People, Wealth

14

"My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months old and he gets standing ovations on the drums. He's been with us since he was 10 weeks old, he's been on the drums. He's got blisters on his fingers before he can even talk."

"My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months old and he gets standing ovations on the drums. He's been with us since he was 10 weeks old, he's been on the drums. He's got blisters on his fingers before he can even talk."

Dick Dale, American Musician

Son, Months, Now, Old

14

"The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven, which my son Morgan uses until this day. They paid for 3 years of guitar lessons; they bought me a bass fiddle, which I still play."

"The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven, which my son Morgan uses until this day. They paid for 3 years of guitar lessons; they bought me a bass fiddle, which I still play."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Son, Day, First, Guitar

14

"Your prodigal son has left again to exorcise some demons."

"Your prodigal son has left again to exorcise some demons."

John W. Hinckley, Jr., American Criminal

Son, John W. Hinckley, Jr.

13

"I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it."

"I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Son, People, Friends, Fun

12

"You see, I was the son of a baptist minister."

"You see, I was the son of a baptist minister."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

12

"I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too."

"I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too."

Barry Watson, American Actor

Son, Being, Now

12

"My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show."

"My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show."

Dick Van Dyke, American Actor

Son, Beginning, Kids, Now

12

"I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority."

"I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority."

Nia Long, American Actress

Son, First, Regret

11

"I have amply provided for my son during my lifetime."

"I have amply provided for my son during my lifetime."

William S. Hart, American Actor

11

"I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich."

"I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich."

Pierre Salinger, American Public Servant

11

"I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy."

"I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

Son, Sympathy, Countries, Nation

11

"I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter Grammy."

"I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter Grammy."

Noah Wyle, American Actor

Son, Daughter, First, Thinking

10

"I just hope it grows into where it was before because I want my son to see it. I want him to have a positive memory of it going forward, so he can be proud of his daddy."

"I just hope it grows into where it was before because I want my son to see it. I want him to have a positive memory of it going forward, so he can be proud of his daddy."

Scott Stapp, American Musician

Son, Hope, Positive, Memory

10

"Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him."

"Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Son, Idea, Failure, Will

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