- Nov 07, 2020
Father Quotes
On fathers, faith, and what gets passed down.
This collection includes a personal account of learning Catholic prayer practice during a conversion, and a decision two parents made together about which faith tradition their child would follow. For devotional reading, see Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple's double - she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the '20s, '30s and '40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me?
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my brother and I were 11, our father designed a 17-foot boat for sailing around the world. He'd never ventured more than a few miles from the U.S. He'd never sailed - or designed a boat before.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I suspected. Coal miners for generations... four or maybe five generations.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a socialist, so we had some of the most extraordinary people at home.
- Educated
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus.
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my father is nearly perfect. I think he's quite handsome, except a bit fat.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020