No, my father passed away when I was 13 years old. I was very young. Votes: 2
My father passed away in 2002, but yes, we were pretty close. I loved him a lot. Votes: 2
My parents were married my whole life until my father passed away a few years ago. Votes: 2
When my father passed away and then when later on I gave birth, those are sort of ground-breaking experiences that put everything else into perspective. Votes: 2
I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land. Votes: 2
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. Votes: 2
I loved 'Ghana Must Go' by Taiye Selasi. It's about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home to Nigeria when their estranged father passes away. Votes: 2
I remember when my father passed away, we drove the funeral procession past the bank so he could say one last goodbye. That's how much the bank meant to my father. Votes: 2
In 1991, my father passed away and I went on a spiritual quest. It was a light one, not too terribly deep because I'm not terribly deep, and neither was my father. Votes: 2
I grew up with the one of the most famous fathers in the world in the 1960s and '70s. He passed away in 1984, and as time went on, people didn't know him. That blew me away. Votes: 2
I don't know how many companies I've bought in my life, and most of them I've bought from children whose father has passed away, and they say, 'Now we're free, would you like to buy it?' Votes: 2
My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He was almost a 100 years old. And, you know, he had a very good life. He came to America and he had a good life. Votes: 2
I was very empty after my father passed away. It was an emotional time, as it would be for anyone, but to be in the studio every day was kind of cathartic and healing and it just seemed very natural to continue. Votes: 2
You have to let individuals make their own choices and respect that, even if it's your own child. And that's what was taken away from me. My father passed away thinking I still had to go back to his way of believing. Votes: 2
Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered really tough times. For us it has been normal to stay together through difficulties. We grew up witnessing that firsthand. Votes: 2
When my father passed away, he had his organs donated. In that painful moment, I was deeply comforted knowing that my father would be able to give others a second chance at life. That is why I encourage everyone to sign up to be a donor. Votes: 2
I have lived with extraordinary women, whether it was my grandmother, my mother. My father passed away when I was 16... I was witness to a woman who single handedly brought up the entire family and managed to do everything... She was an extraordinary role model for me. Votes: 2
My father passed away a few days before my election. This man, an African American born to a poor single mother in 1936 in the South, would worry in the last years of his life that he had better life chances when he was growing up than a young man born in the same circumstances would have today. Votes: 2
Since my mother passed away, my father and I forged a bond that is so tighter than one could possibly imagine. Keep in mind, I am an only child, so I was always fiercely close with both my parents. The tragedy my father and I endured when my mother passed created a bond between us that no amount of force can break. Votes: 2
The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go to med school. My father's dream was that all of his kids become doctors. I realized in school I didn't like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call. Life is too short to do something you don't want to do. Votes: 2
Away, you mouldy rogue, away! Votes: 3 William Shakespeare
Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life. Votes: 4 Oscar Wilde
Passed down from generation to generation, storytelling was an art in my family. Votes: 2 David Mixner