My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he went out and did - figured out what he needed to know and read. Very successful, a union contractor. Use this quote
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument. Use this quote
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey. Use this quote
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Use this quote
Between work and the kids, I never see anyone anymore. I mean, when I first met with ABC last spring, and they asked me what I'd been doing lately, I said: 'Gee, I have two kids. I'm usually covered with food, wrinkled and feel guilty all the time. Use this quote
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous. Use this quote
For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off. Use this quote
But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based. Use this quote
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse. Use this quote
When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first. Use this quote
I used to lie between cool, clean sheets at night after I'd had a bath, after I had washed my hair and scrubbed my knuckles and finger-nails and teeth. Then I could lie quite still in the dark with my face to the window with the trees in it, and talk to God. Use this quote
Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself. Use this quote
When I started 'CNN,' I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics, that it wasn't going to come from me. Use this quote
My mom FedExes a red velvet cake she makes from scratch to me every birthday. Use this quote
As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I'm still not comfortable, but that's why I change and adapt the way I look. Use this quote
My first three years of high school, I wasn't that cool. Use this quote
When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them. Use this quote
My mother's incredibly giving, almost too giving at times. And, my dad is a real logical person. He's got logic for every situation. They've been married for 24 years, so there was that stability, also. I really learned to think on my own at a very young age. Use this quote
More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad. Use this quote
In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?' Use this quote
