My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and... →
Yusef Komunyakaa
There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.
Dean Koontz
As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and... →
Jerzy Kosinski
My father's coaching Misha and I just might help from time to time.
Richard Krajicek
I was born in Norway, and when I was little I went to live in Detroit, Michigan. My father was a professor of philosophy at Wayne University, and my... →
Marta Kristen
I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My... →
Kris Kristofferson
I think I'm a much better father as an older man than I was with my first kids. Occasionally, I have to yell at the little guys, but they... →
My father was a very good golfer and he got me started early. My grandfather played, too. It was just something that the Kroft family did. I kind of... →
Steve Kroft
Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was, but after 17 years of having a mother who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo and a... →
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
It's maybe hard to believe, but as a kid I really had a lot of self-doubts. My father was very ill - he was an alcoholic - so there were a lot of... →
Diane Kruger