And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a good citizen, and a good son, brother... →
John Sergeant Wise
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves... →
A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, 'Son, you haven't kissed me since you were a little boy.' It went... →
Terry Wogan
Da was a real fisherman. But it wasn't the catch that mattered, it was the skill of the cast, the preparation of the flies. I often think my... →
My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit... →
My father was the editor of an agricultural magazine called 'The Southern Planter.' He didn't think of himself as a writer. He was a... →
Tom Wolfe
It helps to know from a very early age what you want to do. From the time I was five years old, I wanted to be a writer, even though I couldn't... →
Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it.
Nat Wolff
But as my brother was doing his research for a book about my father, it became his opinion that the most influential anti-semitism my father... →
Tobias Wolff
I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.
Paul Wolfowitz