“But for me at any rate it was all part of dissolving the God trip or father-figure trip. Facing up to reality instead of always looking for some kind of heaven.” KindGodRealityFatherHeavenFiguresRateDissolvingFather Figure Author:John Lennon
“I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.” LooksWantedBeautifulYoungGirlFatherBlackFiguresHairVideoAsianFather FigureBlack Hair Author:Pauley Perrette
“I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.” ThinkingLooksChildrenReasonWantedActorsFatherFeltFiguresProveAdultsLook UpAmbitiousAppreciatedFather Figure Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.” FatherFiguresDadMy DadIntimidatingFather Figure Author:Georgia May Jagger
“I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad passed away. I came back and played and it was good therapy for me. Having a basketball family and a coach who understood and actually became like a father figure for that time was comforting to me, and I'm sure that will be comforting to Coleman.” ThreeFatherGamesMissingFiguresDadComfortBasketballUnderstoodMy FamilyMy DadCoachesTherapyChicagoComfortingKnightsPassed AwayFather FigureDad Passed Away Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back on recent presidents, and you'll find an absent, or weak, or failed father in the lives of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.” ThinkingLooksChildrenYoungFatherPresidentPowerfulInfluenceFiguresWeakBillsClintonAbsenceBarackMost PowerfulAbsentJohnsonYoung ChildrenFather Figure Author:Jeff Greenfield
“Unfortunately, in self-discovery, you get the culty types who want the father figure or mother figure to tell them everything to do. They don't want to do any work. They want to hang on your energy and try to drain it.” WantTryingSelfMotherFatherEnergyFiguresBuddhismTypeDiscoverySelf DiscoveryRamaDrainsFather Figure Author:Frederick Lenz
“I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure.” MenFatherStrongFiguresFather Figure Author:Evelyn Keyes
“What is an editor but a cross between a fall guy and a father figure? arthur koestler” GuyFallFatherFamilyFiguresCrossesEditorsArthurFather Figure Author:Arthur Koestler
“[Barack Obama] will touch you on the shoulder and, you know - in that big brother or father figure kind of way. And you really do feel sort of shepherded by him.” KnowsWayFeelsKindBigsFatherFiguresBrotherShouldersBarackFather Figure Author:Jordan Peele