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title: "12 Father Interested Quotes by 12 authors"
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> [My mother and father were interested in the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/my-mother-and-father-were-interested-in-the-arts/)

[Ken Adam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-adam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/ken-adam-34058_art_my-mother-and-father-were-interested-in_1787769.jpg)

> [My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziggy-marley/my-father-was-interested-in-bringing-reggae-music-to-the-entire-world/)

[Ziggy Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziggy-marley/)

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> [My father was interested in justice, always working for people who needed to be supported.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/my-father-was-interested-in-justice-always-working-for-people-who/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/andy-serkis-1548_always_my-father-was-interested-in-justice-alwa_516338.jpg)

> [My father was so interested in self-awareness and learning. As he got older, though, he just became more frustrated and more bitter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-owens/my-father-was-so-interested-in-self-awareness-and-learning-as-he-got/)

[Rick Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-owens/)

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> [ \[My father\] was interested. He read the newspapers and read Time and U.S. News and World Report and people in stores would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-sessions/my-father-was-interested-he-read-the-newspapers-and-read-time-and-u-s/)

[Jeff Sessions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-sessions/)

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> [I told my father that I was not interested in studies. I was more interested in tabla, piano and other instruments. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bappi-lahiri/i-told-my-father-that-i-was-not-interested-in-studies-i-was-more/)

[Bappi Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bappi-lahiri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/bappi-lahiri-5954_father_i-told-my-father-that-i-was-not-interest_227365.jpg)

> [Becoming a father made me much more interested in the parent character in my novels. I've never found parents that interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/becoming-a-father-made-me-much-more-interested-in-the-parent/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/john-green-12_becoming_becoming-a-father-made-me-much-more-inte_1005062.jpg)

> [Growing up, my father was never interested in how many goals I scored, how many passes I made, but only in how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-fernandes/growing-up-my-father-was-never-interested-in-how-many-goals-i-scored/)

[Bruno Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-fernandes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/bruno-fernandes-6420_father_growing-up-my-father-was-never-intereste_2275848.jpg)

> [My father was also interested in stocks. When I was a young child, he and his friends would drink in the evening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakesh-jhunjhunwala/my-father-was-also-interested-in-stocks-when-i-was-a-young-child-he/)

[Rakesh Jhunjhunwala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakesh-jhunjhunwala/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/rakesh-jhunjhunwala-6020_children_my-father-was-also-interested-in-stocks_1084766.jpg)

> [My father has always been interested in discarding the past. He's never much liked China or the whole idea behind China or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-henry-hwang/my-father-has-always-been-interested-in-discarding-the-past-he-s/)

[David Henry Hwang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-henry-hwang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/david-henry-hwang-12258_always_my-father-has-always-been-interested-in_1255226.png)

> [Like most men, my father is interested in action. And this is why he disappoints my mother when she tells him she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-tannen/like-most-men-my-father-is-interested-in-action-and-this-is-why-he/)

[Deborah Tannen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-tannen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/deborah-tannen-9586_action_like-most-men-my-father-is-interested-in_202867.jpg)

> [My father was very interested in music, and when he and his brothers were young, they had a singing group that used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-mae-weems/my-father-was-very-interested-in-music-and-when-he-and-his-brothers/)

[Carrie Mae Weems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-mae-weems/)

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