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As a child, I was rather active for my age. Sensing something special about me, my father told me that I had the vision to accomplish great things in life. He always encouraged me to do what I wanted to do - and this has stood me in good stead Picture Quote #1

To see poor people, their benefits being cut, to see pensions of Americans who have worked like my father, all their lives, and taken away, to see the rich just accumulating more and more wealth. I mean, it seems to me that there has to be a point where you have to say, ‘No, this has to stop.’ Picture Quote #1

When my father was assassinated, I decided that I would not compete with his memory, but the priority would be to achieve his dream Picture Quote #1

I think my father had a certain degree of insecurity and need to achieve Picture Quote #1

Throughout my career, I have been confronted with people who have doubted my ability to achieve the dreams and ambitions distilled into my soul by my father Picture Quote #1

The difference between our family and other poor families was that my mother actively chose to be poor. She was highly literate, and she had a college degree, but after my father left, she took the first secretarial job she could find and never looked for other employment again Picture Quote #1

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Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains financially supportive and active in his children’s lives Picture Quote #1

My parents broke up when I was six. Before, I was a very active, naughty child, but after my father left me, I stopped talking. I became very good at hiding my emotions. I felt so ashamed of telling others that I didn’t have a father, because that was not common in the 1960s Picture Quote #1

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them Picture Quote #1

I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children Picture Quote #1

My father was a schoolteacher, and so I had the advantage of both western educational instruction in the school, as well as what you might call the process of imbibing the traditional processes of education instruction around me Picture Quote #1

If I’m going for advice for anything in my life, I go straight to my father because he has the answers Picture Quote #1

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My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn’t be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn’t go through life expecting it, which is very good advice Picture Quote #1

I’ve always had the greatest respect for and listened to both my father and my mother. I’ve always tried to follow my parents’ advice because these are people who want the best for me Picture Quote #1

I met my wife in Bombay at an official function. And then we courted for three years. That’s a great old term, ‘courting.’ And we had to do it quietly, of course, because you would know the difficulties one might have with Indian parents. She was advised by her father that people in the West don’t take marriage seriously Picture Quote #1

I won’t stop fighting to give Nevadans access to affordable health care just because my husband is a doctor, just like I won’t stop standing up for veterans because my father served in World War II Picture Quote #1

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time Picture Quote #1

My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo Picture Quote #1

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Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats Picture Quote #1

Three days after my brother died, my father was in the hospital. He just did not want to live anymore. Before, he was fighting and loving life Picture Quote #1

My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it was a place we played every day. We played before school. We played after school. We woke up. We played tennis. We brushed our teeth in that order Picture Quote #1

He was her father after all. True, a father whose funeral rite she planned to dance at and toast with ale, but her father just the same Picture Quote #1

My only real claim to fame is that I was southern England show-jumping champion in 1966. The day after my father died, ‘Horse and Hound’ magazine tipped me as a future Olympic champion, and I took it seriously. You can only really enjoy something if you take it seriously Picture Quote #1

A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, ‘Son, you haven’t kissed me since you were a little boy.’ It went straight to my heart, and I kissed him whenever I saw him after that, and my sons and I always kiss whenever we meet Picture Quote #1

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My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty Picture Quote #1

My father emigrated from Lithuania to the United States at the age of 12. He received his higher education in New York City and graduated in 1914 from the New York University School of Dentistry. My mother came at the age of 14 from a part of Russia which, after the war, became Poland; she was only 19 when she was married to my father Picture Quote #1

My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up working from the time I was nine years of age. Money was a big issue everywhere I lived Picture Quote #1

I think being a good Christian father, your responsibility varies with the age and the stage that your children are at Picture Quote #1

My father died when I was seven, leaving a widow and five sons, ranging in age from five to seventeen. My mother was the most highly-disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children Picture Quote #1

I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the faith, the integrity of my mother have been an inspiration to me Picture Quote #1

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As a child, I was rather active for my age. Sensing something special about me, my father told me that I had the vision to accomplish great things in life. He always encouraged me to do what I wanted to do - and this has stood me in good stead (Father Quotes) To see poor people, their benefits being cut, to see pensions of Americans who have worked like my father, all their lives, and taken away, to see the rich just accumulating more and more wealth. I mean, it seems to me that there has to be a point where you have to say, ‘No, this has to stop.’ (Father Quotes) When my father was assassinated, I decided that I would not compete with his memory, but the priority would be to achieve his dream (Father Quotes) I think my father had a certain degree of insecurity and need to achieve (Father Quotes) Throughout my career, I have been confronted with people who have doubted my ability to achieve the dreams and ambitions distilled into my soul by my father (Father Quotes) The difference between our family and other poor families was that my mother actively chose to be poor. She was highly literate, and she had a college degree, but after my father left, she took the first secretarial job she could find and never looked for other employment again. (Father Quotes) Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains financially supportive and active in his children’s lives. (Father Quotes) My parents broke up when I was six. Before, I was a very active, naughty child, but after my father left me, I stopped talking. I became very good at hiding my emotions. I felt so ashamed of telling others that I didn’t have a father, because that was not common in the 1960s. (Father Quotes) For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them. (Father Quotes) I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children. (Father Quotes) My father was a schoolteacher, and so I had the advantage of both western educational instruction in the school, as well as what you might call the process of imbibing the traditional processes of education instruction around me. (Father Quotes) If I’m going for advice for anything in my life, I go straight to my father because he has the answers. (Father Quotes) My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn’t be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn’t go through life expecting it, which is very good advice. (Father Quotes) I’ve always had the greatest respect for and listened to both my father and my mother. I’ve always tried to follow my parents’ advice because these are people who want the best for me. (Father Quotes) I met my wife in Bombay at an official function. And then we courted for three years. That’s a great old term, ‘courting.’ And we had to do it quietly, of course, because you would know the difficulties one might have with Indian parents. She was advised by her father that people in the West don’t take marriage seriously. (Father Quotes) I won’t stop fighting to give Nevadans access to affordable health care just because my husband is a doctor, just like I won’t stop standing up for veterans because my father served in World War II. (Father Quotes) Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time. (Father Quotes) My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo. (Father Quotes) Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. (Father Quotes) Three days after my brother died, my father was in the hospital. He just did not want to live anymore. Before, he was fighting and loving life. (Father Quotes) My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it was a place we played every day. We played before school. We played after school. We woke up. We played tennis. We brushed our teeth in that order. (Father Quotes) He was her father after all. True, a father whose funeral rite she planned to dance at and toast with ale, but her father just the same. (Father Quotes) My only real claim to fame is that I was southern England show-jumping champion in 1966. The day after my father died, ‘Horse and Hound’ magazine tipped me as a future Olympic champion, and I took it seriously. You can only really enjoy something if you take it seriously. (Father Quotes) A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, ‘Son, you haven’t kissed me since you were a little boy.’ It went straight to my heart, and I kissed him whenever I saw him after that, and my sons and I always kiss whenever we meet. (Father Quotes) My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty. (Father Quotes) My father emigrated from Lithuania to the United States at the age of 12. He received his higher education in New York City and graduated in 1914 from the New York University School of Dentistry. My mother came at the age of 14 from a part of Russia which, after the war, became Poland; she was only 19 when she was married to my father. (Father Quotes) My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up working from the time I was nine years of age. Money was a big issue everywhere I lived. (Father Quotes) I think being a good Christian father, your responsibility varies with the age and the stage that your children are at. (Father Quotes) My father died when I was seven, leaving a widow and five sons, ranging in age from five to seventeen. My mother was the most highly-disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children. (Father Quotes) I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the faith, the integrity of my mother have been an inspiration to me. (Father Quotes)

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