“My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things a little bit differently.” LittlesBitsTeacherSeriousMomDadLittle BitMy DadMy MomChemicalsEngineers Author:Aaron Levie
“Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.” SimpleCareersTeacherMomDadAviationSecretaryAmerican LifeTechnicians Author:Brian Sandoval
“There are other options that no one ever told you about. These are things mom and dad never explained to you; your teachers didn't know; they weren't enlightened. They weren't luminous beings that stood out of time and space.” KnowsInspirationalSpaceTeacherBuddhismMomDadEnlightenedTime And SpaceLuminousMom And Dad Author:Frederick Lenz
“My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O'Reilly is kind of a bully, and he's the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground. And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, 'Teacher, sue him.'” KindRunningKidsTeacherDadBillsMy DadBullyPlaygroundsBill O Reilly Author:Al Franken
“My dad was also a teacher until he was 34. I think there is a basis in reality. But I'd only done two jobs before I was an actor. I worked in a petrol station and I worked in a supermarket.” ThinkingTwoDoneRealityJobsActorsTeacherDadBasesMy DadStationsSupermarketsTwo JobsPetrol Author:Domhnall Gleeson
“Scripture has always been a part of my life. My dad was a pastor. My mother was a speaker, writer, and teacher. I memorized Scripture from the time I was little.” LittlesMotherTeacherDadMy DadScriptureSpeakersPastor Author:Gloria Gaither
“My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love.” LightWantedMotherTeacherBrotherDadDecidedArmyMy DadTraditionalMy BrotherUnconditional LoveEngineersMumUnconditionalHousewifeBoxers Author:Anthony Browne
“I come from a musical family. Mom was a piano teacher for a large portion of her life, and Dad is a saxophone hobbyist who grew up in England during the heyday of Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott. I started taking piano lessons from my Mom, but it's too easy to slack off with your parent, so she passed me on to a friend of hers, where I got more motivated to play music by playing pop hits and TV themes. I did some classical training, but I was always more into the really thematic stuff.” PlayEasyStuffParentTeacherTvsGrewMomDadLessonsGrew UpTrainingEnglandMusicalMy MomPopsPianoThemeMotivatedPortionsSaxophonePiano LessonThematicHeydayPiano Teachers Author:Gerard Cox
“My mom always said that she didn't wear a red nose and big shoes because that's the reason people are scared of clowns. My dad is a sociology teacher, so he probably figured that out with her. Those are the things that are exaggerated, that don't give off the signals of humans. You know, if you draw a picture of a circle and ask somebody to feel empathy with the circle, they won't. But if you draw literally two, three dots inside the circle, like two eyes and a nose, you immediately feel empathy.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingFeelsHumansSaidTwoReasonBigsEyeThreeAsksTeacherMomDadEmpathyDrawsRedMy DadShoesScaredMy MomCirclesNosesSignalsSociologyClownDotsExaggeratedBig Shoes Author:Jesse Eisenberg
“I only took about five guitar lessons in my life from an actual teacher. I learned fast that that wasn't for me. I didn't have the attention span to learn that way. So I learned the basics from my dad, then just from playing on stage, and watching other guitar players.” WayAttentionFiveTeacherPlayerStageDadLessonsGuitarMy DadGuitar PlayerBasicsAttention Span Author:Jason Aldean
“As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher like my dad.” KidsWantedGoalTeacherDadUltimateMy DadUltimate GoalHistory Teacher Author:Mike Trout
“Your first leader is your dad. 'course he controls your food and shelter, so, he's not really a leader, he's more of a fascist dictator. But dictators have dreams too. Your dad doesn't. He gave them up when he had you. So remember that next time you say, I don't want to cut the lawn. Just shut up and mow the grass and save the lip for your teachers.” WantFirstsDreamRememberCoursesNextLeaderTeacherCuttingDadLipsGrassShelterDictatorShut UpNext TimeFascistsLawnsYour Dad Author:Christopher Titus
“My father? A hard drinking man from the 70's. We actually have no pictures of my dad where he is not holding a beer. Weddings, Funerals, Water Skiing, Parent-Teacher Conference. When I got sick around him as a kid growing up, he'd always warm me up a shot of 100 proof whiskey. Never got sick... that I can remember.” MenI CanHardKidsRememberFatherParentWaterGrowing UpTeacherGrowingDadShotsSickDrinkingMy DadWarmProofBeerFuneralConferencesWhiskeySkiingKids Growing UpParent Teacher ConferenceWater Skiing Author:Christopher Titus
“I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life!” IfsThinkingHas BeensAbleTeacherCollegeRegretDadProveMy DadStuckProfessorsBeefPassed AwayCollege ProfessorsRoast Beef Author:Meg Cabot
“All three of my parents - I also had a stepmother - were teachers, and my dad taught high school, and as he always reminded me when I was going to spend some money on something, 'Your mother and I, in the Depression, had to decide whether to spend a dime on a loaf of bread or if we could go to a movie with it.'” IfsSchoolMotherThreeParentTeacherTaughtDadHigh SchoolMy DadBreadDimesStepmothers Author:Dick Cavett