Carpenter Quote by Quincy Jones

My daddy was a carpenter that worked with the Jones boys, who are the most notorious in America. The black gangsters, you know, they…

— Quincy Jones

My father set up his first business in the 1970s so that he could support his family.

— Priti Patel

My family were wheeler-dealer class. They were their own bosses and very glamorous. We lived in a beautiful, big townhouse in Arklow, in Ireland,…

— Roisin Murphy

My father, John, ran the Dowd Insurance Co. in town, which was started by his great-grandfather. My mother, Dolores, was a homemaker who kept…

— Ann Dowd

My grandad was a miner. My father, brother, and uncles all work in industry.

— Faye Marsay

My mom's family was farmers and coal miners. They were very hardworking folks. My dad was an attorney and ran his own firm. He…

— Kendra Scott

My dad was Quaker and a businessman.

— Eva Marie Saint

My father was a storekeeper at a factory in west London.

— Ian Gillan

I was a caddy. I also worked as a bouncer, selling Christmas trees at Frank's Nursery and before that, selling what they normally sell.

— Joseph Bruce

My dad was a meat peddler who drove a refrigerated truck. He bought his meat in Sheboygan, Wis., and sold it to stores in…

— Tony Shalhoub

After he retired, Dad worked at my uncle's boat company, a camp for kids, and eventually became County Commissioner for a term. He is…

— Rick Tumlinson

My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you…

— Jonathan Ive