"It wasn’t like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine."
― Venus Williams
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- "My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that’s not so bad; but New York City?"― Henny Youngman
- "My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA."― David Oyelowo
- "My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that."― Paul Lynde