“We had a great childhood and boyhood. It was a wonderful time through those years. A lot of it was through the Depression years, when things were tough, but my dad always had a job. But I had a great time. I was kind of restless, and I had a hard time staying in school all day, so me and a few pals would duck out and go out on these various adventures.” YearsKindHardSchoolJobsWonderfulChildhoodAdventureDadToughMy DadVariousHard TimesStayingDucksRestlessGreat TimesBoyhoodPalsHad A Great TimeWonderful TimesStay In School Author:James Arness
“My dad's side of the family ... they're a real bizarre bunch, going back to the original colonies. That side's got a real tough strain of alcoholism. It goes back generations and generations, so that you can't remember when there was a sober grandfather.” RealRememberSidesGenerationsDadToughOriginalsMy DadBunchGrandfatherSoberBizarreStrainRemember WhenAlcoholismColony Author:Sam Shepard
“My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really tough.” TryingSometimesSchoolMovingDifficultMilitaryDadToughMy DadNew Places Author:Nolan Gould
“If you're a guy over 30 by yourself in the hotel pool, you automatically look like a murderer who's just relaxing after he strangled a family. "Yeah-that dad was a tough one to kill."” IfsLooksFunnyGuyComedyDadToughYeahHotelPoolMurderer Author:Jim Gaffigan
“It might be tough, but my dad used to say, tough times don't last — tough people do.” PeopleMightLastsUsedDadToughMy DadTough Times Author:James Robertson
“My dad - who was a tough guy, a Green Beret - always looked nice and wore these bright Sansabelt pants. He always said, "You have two options: You can be a follower or you can be a leader. And you don't ever want to follow anybody." And that's kind of become my philosophy about everything.” WantKindSaidTwoPhilosophyGuyLeaderNiceDadToughGreenMy DadFollowersPantsTough GuyTwo OptionsGreen Beret Author:Bubba Watson
“My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one of those Victorians, hard as iron - but my dad was tough enough.” MenHardEnoughCharacterFatherDadToughMy DadIron Author:Anthony Hopkins
“When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.” KnowsHardDreamBigsAmericaChallengesPerfectHard WorkDadToughBiggerLeavingMy DadYour DreamsAmerican DreamBigger And BetterYemenLaid Off Author:Barkhad Abdi
“I'd clash with my dad over other things, you know, like difference of opinion and me getting testosterone, you know what I'm saying? Me feeling like I'm a little tough, being a teenager. But my big brother would come in drunk and really, really try my dad and I didn't want to do that.” KnowsWantTryingLittlesFeelingsBigsDifferencesOpinionBrotherDadToughMy DadDrunkTeenagerClashTestosteroneDifferences Of OpinionBeing A TeenagerMy Big Brother Author:Ryan Montgomery
“I think it's a confusing, tough thing. I mean, I can imagine in this situation. Being a single dad myself now and trying to do the right thing in your children's eyes and in the eyes of your friends and family and all that and then at the other end of the spectrum, you're also trying to date and you want to be yourself and you want to let go.” ThinkingWantTryingMeanChildrenI CanEndsEyeSituationImagineDadLetting GoToughYour ChildrenRight ThingBeing YourselfFamily And FriendsConfusingSpectrumTough ThingsSingle Dad Author:Chris Harrison
“It's amazing to see there aren't boundaries around gender. My menswear business has changed over the years as far as what men are daring to wear. And women, too. Men wanted to look tough, but now they realize you don't have to look like your granddad or dad. You can show a more feminine side.” MenRealizingChangedLike YouDadToughGenderBoundariesFeminineDaring Author:Olivier Rousteing
“My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.” PeopleNeedsGivingPersonsRealCountryRunningMomHeroDadToughBuiltMy DadMy MomEnormousMy HeroCompetitivenessIntrovertedCactusBelarus Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“I would have rather had a dad with change jingling in his pocket; one who would have spent the last forty minutes of the world raking leaves for his kids to jump in, so that they perished in one loud, bright instant, giggles still bubbling up from their bellies, never suspecting a thing. Yeah, well. Tough luck, rich boy.” WorldWellsStillsKidsLastsBoysRichMinutesDadToughYeahLuckLoudInstantPocketsFortyBellyGiggle Book:The Compound Source: The Compound