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My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement. ↗

— Carol Leifer

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My father was the kind of guy who'd always say 'Throw out any subject and I got a joke on it.' ↗

— Carol Leifer

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The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom. ↗

— Sean Lennon

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My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father. ↗

— Hugh Leonard

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Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed. ↗

— Hugh Leonard

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My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play. ↗

— Hugh Leonard

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My father was always so mingled with rage at his life. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

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When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want? ↗

— Sam Levenson

#boy #father #going #i #now

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more time working fathers are spending on work outside the home, on average they spend two hours more per day outside the home. ↗

— James Levine

#day #doing #factor #fathers #home