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My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.

~Donna Mills

Topics: About Acumen Anything Business Company Father Got His Just Knew Manager Middle Never Oil Over Whatever Work Years

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My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

~Donny Osmond

Topics: Attitude Break Challenge Down Father Go Go For It Instilled Me Prevailing Wall

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Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.

~Donny Osmond

Topics: Doing Ethic Father Our Our Father Something Taught Us Well Work Work Ethic Worth

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Florenz Ziegfeld, to us and our family, was just a delightful person. My sisters, Mary and Pearl, my brother Charlie and I all worked for him, and he treated us just beautifully, almost like a father. When I went with my mother up to his office, he was always gentlemanly and kindly. He was sort of a quiet person.

~Doris Eaton Travis

Topics: Almost Always Beautifully Brother Charlie Delightful Family Father He Him His Just Kindly Like Mary Mother Office Our Pearl Person Quiet Sisters Sort Treated Up Us Worked

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The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both my parents were both badly damaged by the war. My father, physically, and both mentally and emotionally. So, I know exactly what it's like to be brought up in an atmosphere of a continual harping on the war.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: About Atmosphere Badly Because Both Both My Parents Brought Child Children Damaged Emotionally Exactly Exactly What Father Know Like Mentally Parents Physically Really Up War Were World World War World War I

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My father was in the First World War.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Father First First World First World War War World World War

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My father was always so mingled with rage at his life.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Always Father His Life Rage

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But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.

~Dorothy Dunnett

Topics: Also Always Because Chess Father Fondness Game Had Here Met Might Mother Mother And Father Personal Playing Something Were While

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My father assigned me to keep his scrapbooks. At first I was interested in reading only his rave notices, but I got interested in reading what the critics were saying about whether the play was good or not.

~Dorothy Fields

Topics: About Assigned Critics Father First Good Got His Interested Keep Me Notices Only Play Rave Reading Saying Were Whether

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I was always falling in and out of love. I was engaged when I was 16 to the first guy I ever dated, but my father told him I was too young.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Always Dated Engaged Ever Falling Father First Guy Him Love Out Too Young

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