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My dads passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids. – Jennie Garth

My dad knows how to tell a story. Hed make me laugh by doing all the different voices. – Lily Collins

My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. Thats the world in which I grew up, and thats a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves. – Ted Cruz

My dad doesnt get any of my jokes. He laughs at them, but he doesnt understand them. Hes just laughing because people around him are laughing. – Zach Galifianakis

Im trying to have my own thing, and I dont know if its even possible. I didnt realize so many people actually think Im trying to be like my dad. I read comments like Shes no Elvis. Im not trying to be. I never set out to be. – Lisa Marie Presley

One day my dad would say, OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out. And thats how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal. – Caroline Wozniacki

My dad has always been my coach. And Ive spent so much time with him. So hes one of my best friends. And I can talk to him about everything. – Caroline Wozniacki

Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. Im so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time. – Tony Visconti

My dads sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal – his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between. – Tony Visconti

Jennas traveled with me theyve both traveled with their dad. This is the only time theyve been old enough in all of their dads campaigns to really be involved in. – Laura Bush

My dad remembers being in school with my uncle, and the teacher would say outright to the class that the Japanese were second-class citizens and shouldnt be trusted. – Mike Shinoda

You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagans son. – Michael Reagan

I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, Dad, these people are writing about me like Im an adult. Dont they know Im a kid? I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have. – Ornette Coleman

I didnt always want to be a dad. – Liam Gallagher

Growing up, I didnt give my grandfathers photography a second thought. I wasnt involved in his work, except that I helped my dad print his negatives. – Kim Weston

I didnt want to travel. I didnt want to leave my family. I heard all these stories from Dad about not having Edward around when he was young, and I didnt want that to happen. – Kim Weston

My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So Im very interested in the music scene and I suppose thats why Ive ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends. – Winona Ryder

My dad told us up front, Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but its your decision. – Peyton Manning

As a dad Im emotionally dedicated but Im not figuring out their life plans. But of course as Im telling them about the rights of wrongs Im thinking back to what I was like at their age. – Peter Mullan

When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you cant even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me. – Jenna Ushkowitz