“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
“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
“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