Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem) Quotes
I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.
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It was my father who - after, at age 15, I had attempted unsuccessfully to drive the family car using a 'borrowed' key and knocked down a wall of the garage - convinced me over the telephone not to run away from home and who then came home from work not to punish me but rather to console and comfort me.
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The angel is actually the message himself. His appearance is the message that heaven is intensely concerned with us, and that God cares for us like a father for his children.
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I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.
