The six Winston boys had inherited their father’s ability…

“he six Winston boys had inherited their father’s ability to charm snakes, the IRS, and women.”

— Penny Reid

I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.

— Laurence J. Peter

I inherited my ability from both my parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not making it.

— Anonymous

“Thomas had inherited his father’s reason without his ruthlessness and his mother’s love of good without her tendency to pursue it. His plan for…

— Flannery O'Connor

In those days I had various strong inclinations, for wine, gambling and cockfighting, and the society of gypsies, together with a passion for theological…

— Isak Dinesen

My father had his own business, a clothing store, which he inherited from his father. He travelled abroad frequently and was quite extravagant, so…

— Britt Ekland

“Flora inherited, however, from her father a strong will and from her mother a slender ankle.”

— Stella Gibbons

I inherited my father's insatiable desire to meet all the beautiful girls in the world.

— Anthony Kiedis

“Marie eventually inherited this collection, just as she inherited her father’s acuity for what he called “reading nature.”

— Hali Felt

I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in any argument.

— John Mortimer

I have inherited my father's thick skin, which helps me deal with trolls.

— Ananya Panday

“He [Jesus] had a terrible temper, you know, undoubtedly inherited from His Father.”

— Robertson Davies

What I have inherited from my father is my passion for my work which is my music.

— Tulsi Kumar

I liked the idea of being from 'somewhere else.' I do think that's inherited. My father never had a fixed sense of where home…

— Claire Messud

I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else…

— Stephen Sondheim