When my father passed, I was still an unsuccessful cook with a drug problem. I was in my mid-thirties, standing behind an… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled,… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
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I always thought my father [influenced me most] because he was so well read, I tried to model myself on him, but… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
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They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I was very fierce and very driven at eighteen. But my basic philosophy I think has stayed the same, I'm still an… — Tobsha Learner Copy Share Image
“He is not my father. The thought leapt unbidden to Jon's mind. Lord Eddard Stark is my father. I will not forget… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
My priority as a father should always remain first. My kids look to me as their example. Every decision I make and… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
When you have two daughters, you are complete. The whole day changes for you. It's a lot about them, how you act,… — Jerome Boateng Copy Share Image
“Hands, teeth, gut, thoughts even, were all simply more or less convenient to human circumstance, as my father was receding from human… — Paul Harding Copy Share Image
Yet when the blood of the sons of immigrants and the grandsons of slaves fell on foreign fields, it was American blood.… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
While I completely disagree with the "purity" concept, it was the only place I saw fathers talking to girls about their expectations… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
I feel that my father's greatest legacy was the people he inspired to get involved in public service and their communities, to… — Caroline Kennedy Copy Share Image
The counsel to have a year's supply of basic food, clothing, and commodities was given fifty years ago and has been repeated… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
I'm part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother's side it's more mixture, with a… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
When I talk about unrequited love, most of you probably think about romantic love, but there are many other kinds of love… — Rosamund Lupton Copy Share Image
I was never a one-dimensional guy; I was always able to block shots, play defense, get rebounds, or drive, or pass. My… — Danny Green Copy Share Image
My father grew up quite poor actually in a small farming village in South India. His grandfather was a farmer, his father… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Family really meant almost nothing to me for many years but then, to my enormous surprise, when I met my partner James… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
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Every backstory involves my father. I remember hearing Gary Oldman talking about backstories and saying, 'I got to stop using my father...'… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
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If they were real, then maybe the world was big enough to have magic in it. And if there was magic —… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
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The adolescent does not develop her identity and individuality by moving outside her family. She is not triggered by some magic unconscious… — Terri E Apter Copy Share Image
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Politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. He will… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
Man is naturally a religious being. His heart instinctively seeks for God whether he reverences the sacred cow or prays to the… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
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