Biographies Quote by Thomas Steinbeck

My father was a fun-loving person, not the evil, sadistic, macho, woman-hating guy that comes through in some of the biographies.

— Jack Hemingway

My father, to me, is an important piece in American history.

— John Carter Cash

I'm a big John Steinbeck fan. Cormac McCarthy. I've always loved the stories of regular people. Mark Twain, too. When you look back at…

— Lucas Neff

My father was a man very much like Arthur Winslow. He was a very stern man and very much the authoritarian figure.

— Nigel Hawthorne

I am greatly influenced by my father who was a journalist.

— Jaya Bachchan

My father's political heroes were Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

— Bret Stephens

He was a great man. He taught himself how to walk again, to write with his left hand. My father was a hero.

— Mandy Patinkin

My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that…

— Anonymous

The person who had the greatest influence in my life was my dad, who was a wonderful small businessman, devoted to his family, devoted…

— Mike Pence

My father was a very humble and down to earth man, and was known for being very honest and trustworthy.

— Wissam Al Mana

John Steinbeck is one of the most under-discussed and under-written-about of all American writers. He is way up there and should stand on a…

— Harry Belafonte

A writer represents his family history. My grandfather was a senator and my father served in the Roosevelt administration. In other words, I grew…

— Gore Vidal