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I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didnt have a chance to be with him very often. – Nancy Sinatra

My dad is very successful in his business. Hes always been big in having hobbies and having little ways to get away. He always made time for hunting and fishing. He always encouraged me to do it. – Luke Bryan

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didnt believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism. – Ed Miliband

My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So its Hannah Dakota Fanning. – Dakota Fanning

My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didnt enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef. – Brendan Coyle

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dads Benny Goodman records. – Alvin Lee

Ive got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just dont have the time to work on it right now. Im way too busy with the Kingkiller Chronicles and being a new dad. – Patrick Rothfuss

If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But, Coldcut, theyre based in the U.K. Im a big fan of jazz music, so American music has had a big influence on what I listen to. – Eric San

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasnt focused on school – I was into the music and trying to please my dad. – Fantasia Barrino

My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I havent been there for him… and thats sad. – Daniel Baldwin

Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and shes in her mid- to late 70s. – Jamie Moyer

My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didnt have anything left to give. – Scott Stapp

You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, Im still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that. – Richie Sambora

Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him – that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what thats going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesnt prepare you. – Richie Sambora

I love being a dad. Id have more kids if I could. Id take a couple more, one or two more before I croak. – Richie Sambora

Ive got my dads height and smoking habit. But I think Ive got my mums looks and sensibilities. – Max Irons

The people on my mums side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. My dads side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life. – Evangeline Lilly

Im a good dad I spend a lot of time with my kids. – Steve Zahn

I was trying to make art that my son could look on in the future and would realize I was thinking about him very much during these times… that he can look and see my dads thinking about me, but to also embed in these things something that is bigger than all of us. – Jeff Koons

Im probably a little more like my dad. But because of my mom, I never saw being a woman as being an impediment to being able to do something. She had her Ph.D. before I was born. – Mary Cheney