Artist Quote by David Lammy

[My father] did every kind of work imaginable from painting to shoveling to herding cattle. And he's always been such an inspiration to me…

— Johnny Cash

My father was the classic epitome of a very hard immigrant-worker. He made up for his lack of education by working really hard... He…

— Jonny Kim

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

— Thomas Steinbeck

My dad was a taxi driver - he's a long distance lorry driver now - and he has an amazing work ethic.

— Rob Beckett

Obviously my dad created his own journey and his own legacy.

— Trinity Rodman

My father insisted that each of us have a career. His family were refugees and he understood the vicissitudes of fortune.

— Lady Colin Campbell

One of the things I always believed in was my dad came to America and he was a very talented musician, but he couldn't…

— Denis Leary

My father's immigrant story is a big part of who I am.

— Tom Suozzi

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

— Alex Grey

My grandfather was in the Indian Army, and my father started working to fund his own higher education and joined evening classes.

— Anurag Thakur

My father was and is a great father. My father always wanted to do stand-up. He wanted to be an actor. But instead he…

— Sherri Shepherd

I had a fairly enlightened dad, though if you looked at his resume, it might not seem that way. He was a chartered accountant…

— Hugh Jackman