Grandfather Quotes - Page 25

• You start Saul, and end up Paul,' my grandfather had often said. 'When you're a youngun, you Saul, but let life whup your head a bit and you starts to trying to be Paul - though you still Sauls around on the side.

  Ralph Ellison

  Trying, Sides, Ends

  Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.392, Vintage

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• My grandfather was a movie producer, and so I grew up on movie sets.

  Cassandra Clare

  Grew Up, Producers, Movie Sets

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• When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.

  Isabel Allende

  Strong, Book, Eye

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• 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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• I want to make the most out of the word ‘fame.’ I want to do good things with my fame, or whatever it is. I want to help and do charity work. There’s something going on in Chile right now with the water, so I think I’m going to down there in a month to help out. My grandfather worked with charities his whole entire life, and we grew up living with him. He always told me about the other side of the world and everything that’s going on.

  Ali Lohan

  Thinking, Water, World

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• My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.

  Abel Ferrara

  New York, Years, Southern Italy

  Interview with Aïda Ruilova, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 13, 2013.

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• To finish first you have to first finish. Don't get in a position where you go back to go. What's interesting is that some guy whose grandfather was a lawyer and a judge-hurriedly going to Harvard Law with a wave of veterans-I was willing to go into so many different businesses. I was constantly going right into the other fellow's business and doing better than the other fellow did. The reason it was possible? Self-education- developing mental discipline, big ideas that really work.

  Charlie Munger

  Law, Ideas, Self

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• When I was a kid, my grandfather said that "if you say a word often enough, it becomes you." Thinking of that later in life gave me this idea that I could try to become America by learning the words of people from many aspects of the country.

  Anna Deavere Smith

  Country, Kids, Thinking

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify.

  Rand Paul

  Decision, Boards, Young

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• All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white.

  Muhammad Ali

  White, Great Grandfather

  "New Again: Muhammad Ali". Interview with Daniela Morera, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 26, 2012.

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• My grandfather always said, Don't watch your money, watch your health. So one day while I was watching my health, someone stole my money. It was my grandfather.

  Jackie Mason

  One Day, Watches, Said

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• The custom of my grandfather's day is still going strong in Latin America. American girls do not seem to understand it.

  Desi Arnaz

  Girl, Strong, Latin

  Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”

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• You might be a redneck if your favorite hunting dog has a bigger tombstone than your grandfather.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Dog, Tombstone, Redneck

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• You might be a redneck if your grandfather completely executes the pull my finger trick at the family reunion.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Redneck, Might, Family Reunion

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• If you live on an atoll and you get a warning by radio that a big wave is coming and everyone is told to move to higher ground, where are you supposed to go on these islands? There is none. The highest ground is four-meters (around 13 feet) above sea level, meaning you'd be safer in a coconut tree. How, though, are you supposed to get your grandfather, grandmother and grandchildren up there?

  Enele Sopoaga

  Moving, Grandmother, Grandchildren

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I understand the rural south because I spent a lot of time in it when I was a kid and my grandfather’s brothers were farmers and I spent time on the farm when I was a kid with them walking through the fields and working and hanging out.

  Samuel L. Jackson

  Brother, Kids, Fields

  "Samuel L. Jackson Interviewed – ‘Black Snake Moan’". Roundtable Interview, collider.com. March 1, 2007.

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• My grandfather is from Ireland. His name is Florence McCarthy. He moved to New York in 1920. They used to beat him up because his name was Florence. He had to switch his name to Frank. And then this Christmas, he made an announcement - he goes, 'I'm switching me name back to Florence.' And we beat him up, 'cause it's a dumb name and he's old and weak and it was easy.

  Greg Fitzsimmons

  New York, Names, Dumb

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• I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children`s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. ... Johnny Cash will, like Will Rogers, stand forever as a symbol of intelligence, creativity, compassion and common sense.

  Rodney Crowell

  Children, Heart, Creativity

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• My grandfather was a faith healer and medium and he always encouraged faith in the unseen. I believe in fortune tellers.

  Luke Goss

  Believe, Unseen, Fortune

  "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2008.

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• Our descent, then, is the origin of our evil passions!! The devil under form of Baboon is our grandfather.

  Charles Darwin

  Passion, Evil, Descent

  Charles Darwin (2010). “Evolutionary Writings: including the Autobiographies”, p.33, OUP Oxford

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• I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.

  Anita Diament

  Son, Praying, Infant

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• I carry in my datebook a piece of paper that my mother copied out for me, from the 1840 Census. Hardy Callaway Culver of Hancock County, Georgia, had 42 slaves, 31 "employed in agriculture." Culver was my great-great-great grandfather. I carry this piece of paper with me every day because I don't want to forget. I don't know what to do with the information, but I don't want to forget it.

  Laura Lippman

  Mother, Agriculture, Pieces

  Interview with Jon Jordan, www.bookbrowse.com.

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• I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul music like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and The Rat Pack and swing music.

  Ella Henderson

  Holiday, Swings, Play

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• I first heard the banjo on the Beverly Hillbillies, and from then on I was banjo-conscious. But I didn't actually get one until my grandfather gave me one, almost by mistake. He knew I was playing a little bit of guitar. He saw a banjo at a flea market and bought it. I took it home with me and just never put it down. I was fifteen.

  Bela Fleck

  Mistake, Home, Guitar

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The Alzheimer's Association is what I am passionate about. My grandfather had it. My mom has it. It's a horrible disease, and with our aging population, it's a growing problem. It's terrible to lose your brain and your power to be conscious or in the moment.

  Graham Shiels

  Mom, Alzheimer's, Brain

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