“I studied Japanese language and culture in college and graduate school, and afterward went to work in Tokyo, where I met a young man whose father was a famous businessman and whose mother was a geisha. He and I never discussed his parentage, which was an open secret, but it fascinated me.” MenSchoolYoungMotherCultureFatherLanguageSecretCollegeMetsYoung ManFascinatedGraduatesBusinessmanTokyoGraduate SchoolGeisha Author:Arthur Golden
“My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.” FatherBusinessman Author:Tracy Morgan
“I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor, and his father was an immigrant from Germany.” FatherTeacherIntellectualDoctorsGermanyImmigrantsPreacherGrandfatherBusinessmanSmall BusinessMy GrandfatherAbolitionist Author:Pete Seeger
“My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.” MenWellsFatherDealsCompanyDadAspectMy DadCommunicateBrilliantEngineersBusinessmanManufacturingElectricalKentucky Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.” FatherHonestyDiscussionBusinessmanDishonesty Author:John Cullum
“Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library.” FatherLostSuccessfulLibraryIncrediblesLondonUnusualBusinessmanImmediate Family Author:Anthony Horowitz