“My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat.” MindWantedJobsCareersBrotherDadMy DadHatedHatsStrawsOvercoatRitzStraw HatsMarx Brothers Author:Steve Sabol
“My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.” KindCareersDadMy DadRascals Author:Benjamin Walker
“My parents didn't make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate - he didn't have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.” SchoolParentCareersDadHigh SchoolMy DadGraduatesLots Of MoneyPrintingSalesmanWorking LifeGraduating High School Author:Al Franken
“I think my dad [ Stephen Hawking] would have been pleased if I had turned out a scientist because he truly believes that is the most interesting career open to anyone. But he also believes that you have to follow your own path in life and so he certainly wasn't going to push me toward theoretical physics when it didn't look like I was going in that direction naturally.” IfsThinkingBelieveLooksHas BeensInterestingCareersPathDadScientistMy DadPhysicsTheoreticalMost InterestingTheoretical Physics Author:Stephen Hawking
“My dad has an incredible passion for living life, and he's really, really funny, so he definitely encourages me to enjoy all aspects of life. He's very proud of me and definitely encourages my career path, and we have a good time talking about work.” PassionEnjoyTalkingCareersPathProudDadAspectIncrediblesMy DadLive LifeGood TimesHaving A Good TimeAspects Of LifeCareer PathProud Of Me Author:Spencer Grammer
“My dad was a businessman, and he would say, 'Work for free at the best company. Don't get paid a lot of money to work with the worst people.' And that's exactly how I see my career.” PeopleCompanyCareersWorstDadPaidMy DadLots Of MoneyBusinessmanBest Company Author:Topher Grace
“I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.” WantedCareersFansDadBasketballMy DadNba Author:Allen Iverson
“I was lucky with my parents, for my mom and my dad particularly, much more than my mom, who was very compassionate and loving to everyone. And then, as I got into my career, I started and other people started to realize that I was good at it.” PeopleParentRealizingCareersMomDadLuckyMy DadMy MomCompassionate Author:Shep Gordon