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My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit. Donald Barthelme
Great Architecture Mother Father Wicked Drama Ways Pennsylvania Studied Wit She Sort Influence Where English University
But seek till ye find, and, whatever ye find for the present, let your last act be to lay and leave yourselves on the righteousness of His Son, expecting life through His name, according to the promise of the Father. Donald Cargill
Life Son Righteousness Father Whatever Promise Find Seek Lay Through Name Till Leave His According Expecting Act Your Present Last
I saw 'The Empire Strikes Back' the week that it came out. My father was a huge 'Star Wars' fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me. Donald Faison
Me Father Took Back Strikes Saw Out Week Empire Came Huge Huge Star Fan Wars Dad Star Star Wars
My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago. Donald Johanson
Old Father Never He Knew Him Real Years Chicago Died Barber Two
My father read 'The New York Times,' my mother did secretarial work, we had a dog, we had a garden, I had a brother. Donna Leon
Work Garden Dog Mother Father Secretarial Brother Had New Read Times Did York New York New York Times
My first job ever was selling balloons with my brother at parades when I was about six years old. My father wanted us to learn about money, how to make it, save it, spend it, etc. Donna Lynne Champlin
Money Old Father Job First Spend Parades Brother About First Job Make Learn How Balloons Years Selling Six Wanted Etc Us Ever Save
My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down. Donny Osmond
Attitude Me Challenge Father Down Prevailing Instilled Go Go For It Wall Break
Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well. Donny Osmond
Work Worth Father Our Our Father Something Well Doing Taught Work Ethic Ethic Us
My father brought me up to be a socialist. Donovan
Me Father Brought Up Socialist
My father was in the First World War. Doris Lessing
War World Father First First World First World War World War
The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both my parents were both badly damaged by the war. My father, physically, and both mentally and emotionally. So, I know exactly what it's like to be brought up in an atmosphere of a continual harping on the war. Doris Lessing
War World Father Parents Exactly Exactly What Atmosphere Brought About Physically Both Mentally Both My Parents Emotionally Badly Like Know Because Were Up Child Children Really World War Damaged World War I
As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went into government to answer a call to public service rather than to pursue a career in politics. Dorothy Bush Koch
Politics Service Government Time Generation People Father See Rather More Pursue He Call Answer Passes Time Passes Than Public Who Public Service Last Career
My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here. Dorothy Dunnett
Game Mother Father Mother And Father Met Fondness Had Always Were Chess While Might Here Playing
My whole family, my father's side, there was a great deal of depression, and my mother's side as well. Dorothy Hamill
Depression Great Family Mother Father Great Deal Side Well Deal Whole
My father's a police officer, and he's told me numerous times about his training and how they've gone through what they call verbal judo, which is essentially them trying to de-escalate the situation. Doug Baldwin
Me Training Police Father Situation Gone Numerous Numerous Times About Through He Police Officer Call Verbal How His Times Officer Trying Essentially Which Them
Father's Day was great, but all the family gatherings brought up my mother's death. Maybe it's me, because I am a wimp. We would get together, but there was someone missing! Doug Davidson
Death Day Great Family Me Together Mother Father Gatherings Would Brought Someone Missing Because Am Up Get Get Together Maybe
More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum's novel. Doug Liman
Events Father More Taken Robert Bourne Identity Iran Contra Than Senate Which Script Novel
I thought I was done making CIA movies after 'The Bourne Identity.' I really had used my father's work in Iran-Contra on 'The Bourne Identity.' You get one experience like that in your life where you have personal exposure to something, and you put it in a movie. That's it. Doug Liman
Life Work You Experience CIA Father Thought Something Had Put Like Bourne Identity Making Get Personal Done Where Movie After Movies Really Your Used Exposure
My father had not even completed high school when he started as an office boy working for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and I am not sure that my mother completed high school. Douglass North
Life School Mother Father Completed High High School Life Insurance Had He Sure Insurance Boy Am Metropolitan Office Working Company Even Started
My brother and sister are both older than I am and were born before my father went off to World War I. Douglass North
War World Father Before Sister Older Brother Brother And Sister Born Both Am Were Off Than World War World War I
My mother is a poet/novelist, and my father was a pianist and cook. Both artists who colored my personality and brain in ways I'm still discovering! Dove Cameron
Personality Mother Father Ways Both Colored Pianist Still Brain Discovering Artists Cook Who
Great dad. Yeah, he would ask me for money on birthdays and, you know, inappropriate times. And I just wrote him off like, 'You're not a father.' I just learned you cannot emotionally invest in people who are not attainable. Drew Barrymore
Great Me You People Money Father Birthdays Would Invest Attainable Emotionally He Like Know Wrote Him Learned Yeah Off Times Just Cannot Inappropriate Ask Who Dad
I'm trying to be the best father and take care of my kids. Drew Lachey
Best Care Father Kids Take Take Care Trying
I think by my father owning a store, I was definitely aware of the commercial aspect of selling clothes. His shop was a place I enjoyed spending time in as a boy, so I learned things almost by osmosis at times, by literally just being around all the action and not really despite myself. Dries van Noten
Time Myself Father Clothes Action Think Despite Spending Spending Time Definitely Almost Learned Around Boy His Selling Times Commercial Shop Owning Just Being Store Literally Place Really Aspect Aware Enjoyed Things
I've been a biker, I've been a convict, I've been a husband, father, and son. Duane Chapman
Son Father Husband Father And Son Been Convict
I write in order to express what the photo itself cannot say. A photograph of my father doesn't tell me what I thought of him, which for me is much more important than what the man looked like. Duane Michals
Me Man Father Thought Important Say Photo Tell Photograph More Write Like Looked Him Itself Than Order Cannot Which Much Express
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