My father, who is a successful serial entrepreneur, always told me to have substantial conversations in person whenever possible.

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When I was a boy, my father, who is an electrical engineer, used to do research at Caltech in the summer, and he sometimes took me to J.

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Current mayor (and Erap's son) Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada shouts: "It is my honor to introduce my own father, who is definitely better-looking than I am!"

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At the time, I told my father, who was a square architect, 'This is what I'm interested in.

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My character as a painter is founded on a childhood spent on orchards with a father who each year took us boys hunting in the Urewera, who read us tales of wild places and man eaters and shot deer with the 303 rifle, and later, the bow and arrow in emulation of the late great American archer, Howard Hill.

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And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

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