My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My memories are of my dad taking me to football on Saturday mornings, and my mum taking me swimming. Those are the things I remember from my childhood, not sitting around the table debating capitalism and the profit squeeze. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very sporty nation and at that particular time anyone who had an artistic bent was very much an outsider. So if you liked reading or ideas or playing the piano then your dad viewed you as a sissy, basically. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The founder of the Mona Foundation actually knew my dad for years, and the more I learned about it, the more I realized I really found the perfect charity. It sponsors schools and educational initiatives all over the planet. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>