My Grandfather Quotes - Page 11

My grandfather, Harry Ferguson, was a butcher in Hill of Beath; so even though my grandparents lived in some poverty, we got loads of beef. My grandmother, Meg, was a fine Scottish cook who did slow cooking.

Kenneth Cranham

Grandmother, Grandparent, Cooking

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My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher. It was a sin to even pluck your eyebrows, and they thought it was a sin for me to be there looking like Jezebel.

Dolly Parton

Eyebrows, Grandfather, Jezebel

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One of the saddest sentences I know is "I wish I had asked my mother about that." Or my father. Or my grandmother. Or my grandfather. As every parent knows, our children are not as fascinated by our fascinating lives as we are.

William Zinsser

Mother, Children, Father

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Even today a lot of people know me because of my grandfather.

Chris Paul

People, Grandfather, Today

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My grandfather was a prominent executive at Chevron (oil), and of course my father is a fairly radical and progressive environmentalist. But he was also a very active Democrat and pacifist. More importantly, he was one of the best storytellers I've ever met. I think that trait has been passed down the line, even to my kids.

James Redford

Father, Kids, Thinking

Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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Not only my parents but the whole family was involved in the resistance - my grandfather and grandmother, my uncles and aunts, my cousings of both sexes. So ever so often the police came and took them away, indiscriminately. Well, the fact that they arrested both my father and mother, both my grandfather and grandmother, both an uncle and an aunt, made me accustomed to looking on men and women with the same eyes, on an absolute plane of equality.

Indira Gandhi

Mother, Sex, Uncles

Interview With Oriana Fallaci, sangam.org. December 24, 2014.

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I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock stars.

Giada De Laurentiis

Stars, Rocks, Grandfather

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My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books.

Umberto Eco

Book, Grandfather, Important

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My family have always supported my rap - and they know I love them when I rap about them - but I'm just Michael Jackson to them. They care more about me. I express my love for them in a much more personal way on this record. It's about our conversations; my fear, and their advice. I know my sisters are gonna hear "Willie Burke Sherwood", which is named for my grandfather, and cry. I used to do music for me, because my ego needed it, but now I'm doing music for my family and friends who helped me become a rapper.

Killer Mike

Rap, Advice, Ego

Source: pitchfork.com

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When I reached Fort Binjemma, for example, where my grandfather was stationed for a while, the whole Victorian fort was decaying. Barbed wire surrounded it, spray paint on the ancient walls claimed it as private property, and the moat where my grandfather and his men had grown crops - in desperation as the siege's hunger bit - was completely overgrown with bushes and trees.

Chris Cleave

Wall, Men, Tree

"'We Don't Know Our Hearts Until Life Puts Us to the Test' - Chris Cleave on 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven'". Interview with Erin Kodicek, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 31, 2016.

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I started singing at the age of 4, at my grandfather's church in McKinney, Texas. It was called Greater Hope Holiness Church. My first solo was "Jesus Loves Me."

Quindon Tarver

Jesus, Texas, Singing

Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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For me this was never a money issue, it was about being rich in your heart. To come home, and to be in the place where your dream first started, 15 minutes away from where my grandfather built my first basketball court, is a dream come true.

Baron Davis

Basketball, Dream, Home

"Sacramento center Miller suspended". www.sfgate.com. July 11, 2008.

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I like horses. My grandfather had a horse named Whiskey and I got to ride it all the time. They are terrifying and beautiful. If there's a beast taking you to heaven or hell it probably looks something like a horse.

Shane Warren Jones

Beautiful, Horse, Heaven

Source: logger.believermag.com

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I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. I've always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think it's possible to support the warrior and be against the war.

Kris Kristofferson

Country, Brother, Father

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.

George Papandreou

Country, Father, Military

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My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there.

Rupert Everett

Grandfather, India, Three

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My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

Richard Paul Evans

Christian, Healing, Grandfather

Interview with Simon&Schuster, www.simonandschuster.com.

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Playing with my grandfather, grandmother and my parents, I came to music pretty naturally.

Creed Bratton

Grandmother, Parent, Grandfather

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My grandfather got me mad and I peed inside his orange juice and asked him if it's tangy.

Cam'ron

Family, Orange Juice, Mad

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My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for.

Brenda Strong

Daughter, Powerful, Real

"'Dallas' Star Brenda Strong Talks Ann Ewing and the Resilience of Larry Hagman". Interview with Jethro Nededog, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 6, 2011.

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My grandfather was one of the most amazing Baptist ministers in history, he was unbelievable. He was one of the most amazing men - the most amazing man that I ever met... He lived an amazing life.

Josh Henderson

Men, Amazing Life, Grandfather

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My grandfather on one side was trained as a cabinetmaker but eventually worked as a coachbuilder and then built cars. I inherited from him a love of cars, but with no technical ability whatsoever, sadly!

Richard Hammond

Car, Grandfather, Sides

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.

Tony Hale

Appreciation, Art, Dad

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My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.

Frank Ocean

Smart, Pride, Acceptance

"Frank Ocean: On Channel Orange, Meeting Odd Future, and His Tumblr Letter". Interview with Amy Wallace, www.gq.com. November 20, 2012.

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For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.

Tea Obreht

Yugoslavia, Grandfather, Term

"'The Tiger's Wife:' A Young Talent Takes On Folklore". "Weekend Edition" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. March 5, 2011.

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