My dad is a Jack Nicholson lookalike and a frustrated performer, my mother's into reading and poetry. I suppose the thing I owe them most is my confidence. Michael Sheen confidencedadfrustrate Change image and share on social
Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun. Tiger Woods askchilddad share on social
I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge. Robert Griffin III daddisciplinehuge Change image and share on social
Growing up, my dad owned a restaurant in Washington, DC, and food was something I was passionate about. But when I finally got into it, I felt like it was so late in the game; that's why I worked seven days a week at Craft and Mercer Kitchen. I wanted to see how far I could take it. David Chang craftdadday share on social
My dad used to sell a type of commodity contract. It was so complicated, he was certain his sales people didn't understand what they were selling. Nicholas Jarecki commoditycomplicatecontract Change image and share on social
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. Jean de La Fontaine fatherimpossibleworld Change image and share on social
I grew up in northern California, where it was consistently in the hundreds in the summertime. My dad didn't think he should have to turn on the air conditioning when we had a swimming pool in our backyard; it was our built-in air conditioner. Summer Sanders airbackyardbuild share on social
When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target. Jerry Doyle communitydadforce share on social
You can't be the dad who takes your kid out after your wife has said, 'No ice cream,' buys the ice cream, and says, 'Don't tell your mother.' You teach the child to lie - and to disrespect the other parent. Howie Mandel buychildcream share on social
When I was a kid at four years old, that's when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that's instilled in you, it never goes away. Dwayne Johnson amateurdadfamily Change image and share on social
