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My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves. Ted Cruz

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I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn't immediately palatable. Ted King

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We grew up in a very demanding environment. Dad expects us to prove ourselves... so my siblings and I worked hard to reach what we have today, and I guess we have to continue working hard to maintain it. Teresita Sy-Coson

Because my dad's Chinese-American, and they're very concrete, he said, 'There's no money to be made in literature.' So he told me to go into the sciences. And I was a good girl. And I did what Daddy said. And that's how I ended up being a doctor. But you know, you just can't stamp out that desire to tell stories. Tess Gerritsen

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Both my stepdad and my dad have said, 'Follow your heart and your dreams, but Tessa, this is a business and you need to become the best.' They don't sugarcoat things and I'm very, very blessed for that. Tessa Blanchard

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My dad, bless his heart, always told me I was beautiful, so I was never self-conscious in that way. But when you look at the images on TV, you think you need to look like that in order to be sexy. Teyonah Parris

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I grew up on the coast of England in the '70s. My dad is white from Cornwall, and my mom is black from Zimbabwe. Even the idea of us as a family was challenging to most people. Thandie Newton

Mom Family People Black White Cornwall Idea Most Up Grew Us Coast England Even Dad Challenging Zimbabwe

I don't want to be the dad that's not there. I don't want the kid to ever think that I wasn't there. The Miz

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I wanted to be the dad that was able to feed my daughter, hold my daughter, really be there for my daughter. The Miz

Daughter Able Feed Wanted Hold Really Dad

Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17. Theophilus London

Style He Influenced Dad

The best thing about having a footballer dad is seeing the game up close. You watch him train, then go home and practice what you've seen in the front room, rearranging the furniture. Thiago Alcantara

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To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football. Thierry Henry

Me Say Drawn Never Pushed Football Understatement Naturally Dad

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied: to want more and know that what is done is done. That was his way of seeing the game. You've done it, now move on. People might say, 'Well, when can you enjoy it?' But it worked for me because, in the game, you need to be on your toes. Thierry Henry

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My dad would much rather work a couple jobs than be on government assistance. Thom Tillis

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I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent in any instrument, but we always had guitars around. My dad taught me to play drums for 'Love Actually,' and I still play drums now. But I'm not a 'drummer.' I'm not a 'guitarist.' I'm trying to be a bassist. Thomas Brodie-Sangster

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I didn't listen to any of my dad's scores. Thomas Newman

Scores Any Listen Dad

It is completely a God thing that I am here today because for the first 17 years of my life, I never thought I would ever do music professionally. I'd always liked what my dad did, but I never thought that I wanted to do it, just to be different. Thomas Rhett

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I'm a junior, so my dad's name is Thomas Rhett Akins as well. So literally, from the day I was born, it was Thomas Rhett. It wasn't Thomas or Rhett, it was Thomas Rhett. Thomas Rhett

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I grew up listening to so many different things, and having a dad that also sang, music was innately born into me. Going through high school and college, I'd go see anyone who came to town, it didn't matter the genre. Thomas Rhett

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I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties on. But my father would finish breakfast and go back to his room. Thomas Steinbeck

My dad is my support, and he is the best support that I could ever have. Thora Birch

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My whole being sonically comes from my dad's understanding of music. Thundercat

Music Understanding Being Whole Dad

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