“One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full and eventful life.” DoeMadeShowsBigsFatherBarsContributionDisability Author:Stephen Hawking
“When my father passed, I was still an unsuccessful cook with a drug problem. I was in my mid-thirties, standing behind an oyster bar, cracking clams for a living when he died. So, he never saw me complete a book or achieve anything of note. I would have liked to have shared this with him.” StillsBookProblemFatherBehindsSawsAchieveDrugStandingDiedNotesBarsCooksOystersUnsuccessfulClams Author:Anthony Bourdain
“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.” PeopleShouldPlayHelpingLawFatherShould HaveSacredVery GoodLawyerBarsJointsGood Lawyer Author:Max Weinberg
“Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.My father was a bartender. And the journey from the back of that bar to the [election 2016], to me, that is the essence of the American dream.” PeopleDreamAmericaFatherParentBornChancePoorJourneyEssenceElectionBarsIslandsAmerican DreamCubaBartenderPoor Family Author:Marco Rubio