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By high school, I was telling everyone, 'Oh, I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up,' because my dad was always saying to me, 'Pick a career path where you're always going to be necessary.' But by junior year, I was president of choir, I was the lead in the school play, and I just loved being onstage performing.

~Aja Naomi King

Topics: Always Because Being Career Career Path Choir Dad Doctor Everyone Going Grow Grow Up High High School Junior Junior Year Just Lead Loved Me Necessary Oh Onstage Path Performing Pick Play President Saying School Telling Up Where Year You

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I don't consult anyone - not my mother, not my father, anyone - about my work. And I must add that neither Dad nor Mom interfere in my work.

~Akkineni Nagarjuna

Topics: About Add Anyone Consult Dad Father Interfere Mom Mother Must Neither Nor Work

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Early in my career, I got roles that demanded that I be fit to carry off the angry young man look. Of course, I'm a fitness freak, and that's something I picked up from my dad.

~Akkineni Nagarjuna

Topics: Angry Career Carry Course Dad Demanded Early Fit Fitness Freak Got Look Man Off Picked Roles Something Up Young Young Man

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For me, it's about moderation and discipline, and that's something I picked up from my dad. I don't believe in rigorous workouts but believe in eating right, going to bed early, and getting a proper workout.

~Akkineni Nagarjuna

Topics: About Bed Believe Dad Discipline Early Eating Getting Going Me Moderation Picked Proper Right Rigorous Something Up Workout Workouts

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I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has four wives.

~Akon

Topics: Afford African Believe Dad Four Many Wives I Can

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My dad was a Punjabi from Amritsar, and my mom is a Punjabi from Kashmir. My dad was a soldier in the Indian Army.

~Akshay Kumar

Topics: Army Dad Indian Kashmir Mom Soldier

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My dad was a terrible businessman.

~Al Franken

Topics: Businessman Dad Terrible

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My parents didn't make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate - he didn't have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.

~Al Franken

Topics: Career Dad Essentially Graduate He High High School His Life Lot Make Money Most Parents Printing Salesman School Working Working Life

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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman. We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren't rich - but we felt secure.

~Al Franken

Topics: Dad Felt Graduated He High High School House Lived Louis Minnesota Never Park Printing Rich Salesman School Secure St. Louis Were

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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O'Reilly is kind of a bully, and he's the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground. And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, 'Teacher, sue him.'

~Al Franken

Topics: Always Bill Bullies Bully Dad He Him Hit Hits Kid Kids Kind Me Other Other Kids Playground Runs Says Stand Stand Up Sue Teacher Up Who You

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