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You don't have to be Wilt Chamberlain to get into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If you don't have a sweet turnaround jumper from 18 feet, the best route to the Hall is fatherhood. Daniel Biasone, aka the 'father of the 24-second clock,' made the cut.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Basketball Best Clock Cut Daniel Fame Father Fatherhood Feet Get Hall Made Route Sweet Turnaround Wilt You

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The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: America Attention Crisis Epidemic Father Federal Federal Government Finally First Forced Four Government His Incidents Involving Last Nation Occurred Outbreak Pay Pay Attention Planes Seized Summer Were

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Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.

~Brennan Manning

Topics: Affection Father Heavenly Heavenly Father Our Priceless Rare Treasure Trust Us Wins

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I didn't have my own journals, but my mother kept a journal while I was in the hospital, and my father wrote newsletters to keep friends and family updated on my progress.

~Brent Runyon

Topics: Family Father Friends Friends And Family Hospital Journal Journals Keep Kept Mother My Own Own Progress Updated While Wrote

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Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.

~Bret Easton Ellis

Topics: Business Entertainment Everyone Father Issues Know Regardless Sports Successful Whether Who

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My father built a small manufacturing business. I worked alongside him and saw firsthand the challenges that business owners face.

~Brett Guthrie

Topics: Alongside Built Business Business Owners Challenges Face Father Firsthand Him Manufacturing Owners Saw Small Worked

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My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot of love and didn't miss that my father wasn't around.

~Brett Ratner

Topics: Around Child Father Had Lot Love Me Miss Mom Only Only Child Received She Which Why

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My goal was to play drums, but my father made me take piano lessons. He told me I needed to learn to read music first, so I took lessons for six years. I thank God that he made me take those lessons, because it taught me a tremendous amount.

~Brian Austin Green

Topics: Amount Because Drums Father First Goal God He Learn Lessons Made Me Music Needed Piano Piano Lessons Play Play Drums Read Six Take Taught Thank Thank God Those Took Tremendous Tremendous Amount Years

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I have never met a feminist who didn't have a father.

~Brian Azzarello

Topics: Father Feminist Met Never Who

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Everybody's got a father. Even if he's not the nicest guy in the world.

~Brian Azzarello

Topics: Even Everybody Father Got Guy He Nicest World

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