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father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding, and the baby at every christening.
View quotes by Alice LongworthWhen I was born my
father spent three weeks trying to find a loophole in my birth certificate.
View quotes by Jackie VernonI've seen my Dad's face in Wallace when I'm animating him. I'm just gently manipulating his brow or something and I find that I'm looking at my
father.
View quotes by Nick ParkMy
father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and married and where I was born. [Angela's Ashes]
View quotes by Frank McCourtMy parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with my
father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound.
View quotes by Laura LinneyMy
father arranged a surprise party for me. He took my phone book and called everyone in it. I was mortified.
View quotes by Natalie PortmanMy decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when I realized my
father hated the legal profession
View quotes by John GrishamMy
father read Dickens out loud. My mother would say 'We're going to the workhouse'. This to me was real. I was headed for the gruel.
View quotes by Simon SchamaMiddle age is the awkward period when
Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.
View quotes by Harold CoffinThe worshipful
father and first founder and embellisher of ornate eloquence in our English, I mean Master Geoffrey Chaucer
View quotes by William CaxtonI never know what to get my
father for his birthday. I gave him a hundred dollars and said, 'Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.' So he went out and bought a present for my mother.
View quotes by Rita RudnerIt no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for
father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
View quotes by Alice WalkerA king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A
father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
View quotes by Marlene DietrichNelson Mandela was so upset, he called Bush's dad. How embarrassing, when world leaders start calling your
father. [on the Iraq war]
View quotes by Jay LenoMany years later, as he faced the firing squad, General Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his
father took him to discover ice
View quotes by Gabriel Garcia MarquezPresident Bush is supporting Arnold but a lot of Republicans are not, because he is actually quite liberal. Karl Rove said if his
father wasn't a Nazi, he wouldn't have any credibility with conservatives at all.
View quotes by Bill MaherAnd even though we don’t have the professional relationship anymore, the love and friendship we have for each other will remain. He is like a
father to me and I hope we both keep succeeding in our careers. [on coach Larri Passos]
View quotes by Gustavo Kuerten'I have these slumber parties with my
father [Steve Tyler], and when we can't sleep we stay up all night trading beauty tips. He knows all about the good creams and masks.'
View quotes by Liv TylerI did not kill my
father, but I sometimes felt I had helped him on his way. And but for the fact that it coincided with a landmark in my own physical growth, his death seemed insignificant compared to what followed. [The Cement Garden]
View quotes by Ian McEwanI'd seen it on top of the pops [son of my
father]. The band were proper platform heeleed, tank top sporting, chest wig wearing glam rockers, and I'm pretty sure it was top of the charts for several weeks.
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