My dad went at 86. A car killed him. He was crossing the road.
My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more.
My dad goes through war novels like I go through boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
My dad was my Little League coach and my Cub Master.
I go back five generations in Jamaica. My dad grew up in Port Royal, and my mom grew up in Kingston. My family is from the country like West Moreland and also in Manchester. I've been there countless times. As far as cuisine, there's not really much that comes out of Jamaica that's on a plate that I don't like.
Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.
My mom is Jamaican and Chinese, and my dad is Polish and African-American, so I had a pretty diverse culinary background to work with.
My dad's more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He's a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.
My mum was a dancer when she was a kid. Then my parents met and eventually had an art gallery; my dad taught himself how to frame pictures, and then he was a curator at an art gallery in the city I'm from. I'm an only child.
I am a product of nepotism. I don't think I would have had the profession that I'm in currently... if it wasn't for my dad.
I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.
I started as a road cyclist and did all types apart from BMX. I started doing a lot of competitions, and then my dad suggested I tried the track. At first the thought of falling is scary, but you realise soon that if you go fast enough, you'll be fine. I realised it was more than a hobby when I was 16.
My dad was very into cycling and had lots of magazines around the house. So I knew about the best cyclists of that era: Arnaud Tournant, Laurent Gane. I watched a lot of the Tour de France and the Tour of Spain with him.
Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.
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.
The dads across the soccer field looked at me as a dad just like them. And I was very grateful.
