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“Scripture has always been a part of my life. My dad was a pastor. My mother was a speaker, writer, and teacher. I memorized Scripture from the time I was little.”

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Author:Gloria Gaither

“When I was three, my dad thought it would be hilarious to teach me swear words, then have me say them to his friends. They would laugh and laugh. I realize now the laugh was pure shock value, but it felt really good, and I've been chasing it ever since.”

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Author:Sarah Silverman

“My dad's side of the family ... they're a real bizarre bunch, going back to the original colonies. That side's got a real tough strain of alcoholism. It goes back generations and generations, so that you can't remember when there was a sober grandfather.”

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Author:Sam Shepard

“I remember my mother would get upset with me 'cause she said I walked like my dad. But I think it was more like, there's something about you that's not quite ladylike and femme. And then when I got older - once I came out, my mom and grandma were horrified and just kind of like, where did we go wrong?”

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Author:Jacqueline Woodson

“My Dad was overweight and unhealthy, and he died young. I wasn't going to let that happen to me.”

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Author:Jack LaLanne

“My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.”

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Author:Elaine Paige

“I guess I'm what you call a slush-piler. I just sent my manuscripts to the slush pile of publishers and hoped for the best. Over seven years, I was rejected seven times on three different books. The fourth attempt was picked up by a small publisher, and I still have great memories of staying up all night, talking to my brother and sisters (my dad called me at 2:30 in the morning because I was overseas).”

“My favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game ... My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and my dad in the front yard when I was younger.”

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Author:Eli Manning

“A woman gave my dad $400 so we could get an apartment. We were living in a park. That's how we got started: Four hundred bucks, and look at me. When I donate a computer to a school, I never know what's going to come out of it.”

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Author:Gilbert Arenas

“My dad was always my manager as far as I was concerned, even when I had another manager. At times he let me go with someone else who he thought could take me to another level when he couldn't, and he was right. But they were in it for another reason. He was in it because he wanted to see me succeed no matter what, and he made decisions based on being a dad as opposed to a manager.”

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Author:Tanya Tucker

“This morning my dad called me up and said, 'So, tonight's your last show, huh.' And I said, 'No, Dad, that's someone else.'”

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Author:Jimmy Fallon

“My dad's so likeable, you wouldn't feel in competition with him. If any boyfriends have ever felt that, they're long gone.”

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Author:Julia Sawalha

“My dad drank pretty heavily, and he never missed a day of work in his life. So I never looked at drinking as a serious problem, but drugs to me are a serious problem. I think it's a generational thing. I think older people don't feel as uncomfortable around drinkers as they do around dopers.”

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Author:Alex Trebek

“We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.”

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Author:Beau Bridges

“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.”

“My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family of musicians. My grandmother's sister in Puerto Rico plays five instruments.”

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Author:Irene Cara

“When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.”

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Author:Lisa Guerrero

“My dad had this thing - everyone in Canada wants to play hockey; that's all they want to do. So when I was a kid, whenever we skated my dad would not let us on the ice without hockey sticks, because of this insane fear we would become figure skaters!”

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Author:Norm MacDonald

“Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.”

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Author:Mickey Mantle

“In junior high in Germany I fought kids all the time. I had such a bad temper, I almost got thrown out of school. A few lickings from my dad got me out of that scene. He wore me out with a paddle.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was in uncirculated condition might be a panty dropper, and it turned out not to be. Then I stumbled into skateboarding, which kind of was cooler. But I wasn't aware of what was cool. My dad wasn't around so he couldn't shake me and say, 'Drop the coin collecting bit. It's not where you want to go.' So, that and the spelling bee and the chess, I think I had it figured out for myself.”

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Author:Adam Sandler

“[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.”

“My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of people laugh, that's my mom. I inherit my sense of comedy from her.”

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Author:Mindy Kaling

“My dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.”

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Author:Mindy Kaling

“One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.”

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Author:Michael Jackson

“My dad was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot. That led to me seeing myriad cultures and cuisines. I have been excited about eating and cooking for as long as I can remember.”

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Author:Graham Elliot

“One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation."”

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Author:Donald Glover

“My dad is an ambassador. My brother is a diplomat. I doubt that I could be doing anything else other than being a diplomat if I weren't in showbiz. It's in the genes!”

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Author:Woody Milintachinda

“My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.”

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Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“I always ask my dad why wasn't I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.”

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Author:Serena Williams

“Man, if it weren't for Bill's Records and Tapes I would've been an accountant like my dad. I love my dad, but thank God for Bill's.”

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Author:Ryan Miller

“My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.”

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Author:Rafe Spall

“For a man, there's a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you've got a good productive man around it's better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about.”

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Author:Rafe Spall

“I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the things I'm most proud of. To be constantly compared to someone so brilliant, who happens to be your dad, is cool.”

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Author:Rafe Spall

“My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really tough.”

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Author:Nolan Gould

“I saw The Empire Strikes Back the week that it came out. My father was a huge Star Wars fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.”

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Author:Donald Faison

“My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red.”

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Author:Katheryn Winnick

“My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.”

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Author:Brian Kilmeade

“Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.”

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Author:Damon Wayans, Jr.

“My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.”

Said Hard Enough Talent Hard Work Dad Beats My Dad Talent And Hard Work

Author:Katee Sackhoff

“When I was a kid, Blade Runner was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.”

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Author:Tahmoh Penikett

“As a person, when I was seven or eight, my dad would try very hard to tutor me through school because I had learning difficulties or whatever. I would wish that they could just plant a chip in my brain so that I would know everything and not have to study.”

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Author:Dichen Lachman

“When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.”

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Author:Odeya Rush

“I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart man, and he's a kind guy.”

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Author:Cody Horn

“My dad was a doctor and surgeon. He was the fifth generation of his family to become a doctor.”

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Author:Ken Kercheval

“I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly ambition and introduced me to drama classes. Once I became fixated on that, there was no stopping me.”

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Author:Ashley Madekwe

“My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.”

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Author:John Boyega

“My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know each tiger is going to be having their own little conversation and narrative.”

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Author:John Boyega

“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.”

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Author:Spencer Grammer

“Performing at my best is important to me and should be to everyone. I am blessed that my dad is a chiropractor. Getting adjusted regularly - along with practicing other good health habits that my mom helped me to establish - are all part of my goal to win in life and on the field.”

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