A spirit is, like, your mother, my dad, who've made it. They can come around, but they come around in a loving way because they've already made it to God. Most people make it.
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
(n.) Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.
My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day.
My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I'm sure...
My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.
My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad's car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has 'Kid Charlemagne' on...
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it.
My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's j...
Dad was a chemistry professor at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, then Oxford College in Minnesota, and a very active member of the American Chemical Society education committee, where he sat on the c...
My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.
I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed.
Many forms, sizes and colors, I think there are heroes in sports, in life... It would be cliche to say my dad, my granddad. I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those a...
When I was a teenager, my dad used to call me 'Hollywood' because I wore sunglasses all the time, even at night. Cue song.
My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
I used to be really nervous when I sang. Like, when I was a kid starting young, 18 and 19, and my dad really had to sort of push me to start singing in front of people. Ever since I got out there and...
So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.
I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.
My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.