“Whenever Alexander heard Philip had taken any town of importance, or won any signal victory, instead of rejoicing at it altogether, he would tell his companions that his father would anticipate everything, and leave him and them no opportunities of performing great and illustrious actions.” ActionFatherOpportunityTakenHeardVictoryImportanceTownsPerformingCompanionRejoiceSignalsAnticipatePhilip Book:The life of Alexander the Great Source: The life of Alexander the Great
“The children of the white families in town were not permitted to associate with me, because my father was committing the then unpardonable crime, in Southern eyes, of educating negroes.” ChildrenEyeFatherWhiteCrimeTownsSouthernAssociates Author:Lee De Forest
“John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden.” WorldWarHelpingHomeYoungFatherKnownGardenTownsWar Of The WorldsInjuryWorld War IDeafDeafness Author:Bill Dedman
“Like the Roman town grid, the New York plan was laid down on largely empty land, a city designed in advance of being inhabited; if the Romans consulted the heavens for guidance in this effort, the city fathers of New York consulted the banks.” IfsFatherHeavenEffortCitiesPlansLandNew YorkEmptyTownsGuidanceGrids Author:Richard Sennett
“My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to study music. He and my mum gave away dozens of music scholarships, and my mum opened a school in town, introduced opera to children and created fantastic programmes.” PeopleMeanChildrenHelpingSchoolMotherFatherVoiceStudyTownsFinancialFantasticDozenOperaDevotedMumHelping PeopleScholarshipProgrammesGreat Voice Author:Salma Hayek
“My father was a man of the theater. I grew up in a theater family. As a young man, as a boy, I gypsied around with my siblings and my parents to, like, eight different towns, went to eight different schools. All those things were extremely formative, and I think that's what happens.” ThinkingMenDifferentHappensSchoolYoungFatherParentBoysGrewGrew UpTheaterTownsEightYoung ManSiblingMy SiblingsTheater Family Author:John Lithgow