“Initially I had intended to study medicine, but before going to University I had decided that I would be better suited to a career in which I could concentrate my activities and interests more on a single goal than appeared to be possible in my father's profession.” Would BeFatherGoalInterestCareersStudyActivityDecidedMedicineUniversityProfession Author:Frederick Sanger
“As a matter of fact, I decided in high school that I was going to go to the seminary. And I did study with the Paulist Fathers for two years after high school in full anticipation of becoming a priest.” YearsTwoMatterFactsSchoolFatherStudyBecomingHigh SchoolDecidedTwo YearsPriestsAnticipationMatter Of FactSeminaryAfter High School Author:Bob Gunton
“The Emperor Constantine, who lifted Christianity into power, murdered his wife Fausta, and his eldest son Crispus, the same year that he convened the Council of Nice to decide whether Jesus Christ was a man or the Son of God. The council decided that Christ was consubstantial with the father. This was in the year 325. We are thus indebted to a wife-murderer for settling the vexed question of the divinity of the Savior.” MenYearsReligionFatherJesusChristChristianityNiceWifeSonJesus ChristDecidedCorruptionSettlingDivinitySaviorMurdererCouncilEmperorIndebtedEldestConstantineEldest SonEmperor Constantine Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn't want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway.” WantIdeasDifferentReasonWould BeWantedCoursesActorsFatherDecidedHatedDifferent Directions Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” TodayOrderGirlFatherSimpleForeverBrotherDecidedVillageI Have LearnedFather And Brother Author:Nujood Ali
“As a result of listening to Aberhart, my father decided to leave the farm in 1927 to study at Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, Aberhart's training school.” SchoolFatherResultsStudyListeningTrainingDecidedFarmsInstitutePropheticCalgary Author:Preston Manning
“I have decided to be a poet. My father said there isn't a suitable career structure for poets and no pensions and other boring things, but I am quite decided.” SaidFatherCareersPoetDecidedStructureBoringSuitablePensionBoring Things Author:Sue Townsend
“Unfortunately, once I did learn to smoke, I couldn't stop. I escalated to two packs a day very quickly, and stayed that way for about ten years. When I decided to stop, I adopted the method that my father had used when he quit. He would carry a cigarette in his shirt pocket, and every time he felt like smoking, he would pull out the cigarette and confront it: "Who stronger? You? Me?" Always the answer was the same: "I stronger." Back the cigarette would go, until the next craving. It worked for him, and it worked for me.” WayYearsTwoFunnyUsedNextFatherFeltAnswersTenDecidedStrongerMethodQuittingSmokeShirtsSmokingPocketsCigarettePacksAdoptedCravingCigar Author:Kirk Douglas
“When Bach died some of his children sold his scores to the butcher they had decided the paper was more useful for wrapping meat. In a small village in Germany a father brought home a limp goose wrapped in paper that was covered with strange and beautiful symbols.” ChildrenHomeBeautifulFatherStrangePaperDecidedDiedSymbolsMeatGermanyScoreVillageCoveredGeeseButchersWrappingSmall Villages Book:The Secret Lives of People in Love Source: The Secret Lives of People in Love
“My mother was an English teacher who decided to become a math teacher, and she used me as a guinea pig at home. My father had been a math teacher and then went to work at a steel mill because, frankly, he could make more money doing that.” HomeUsedMotherFatherTeacherDecidedMathMore MoneyPigsSteelMillsGuineaEnglish TeacherGuinea PigsMath Teacher Author:Freeman A. Hrabowski III
“My father suffered from chronic wanderlust. When I was 14, he set out on a yearlong road trip across Europe and Asia - and decided to take me along for company.” FatherCompanyEuropeDecidedTake MeAsiaRoad TripLong Road Author:Scott Anderson