Grandmother Quotes - Page 40

• During a visit to California, when a friend of my grandmother's told my parents that I must be deaf because I was not responding to sounds, my father was absolutely convinced that I was simply being stubborn.

  Marlee Matlin

  Father, California, Parent

  "My Father’s Chutzpah" by Marlee Matlin, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 17, 2011.

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• The beginning of my love for football goes back to when I was seven years old. I was spending time with my grandmother, Caletha Vick. I never knew anything about the game until one Sunday afternoon when she turned on the television because the Redskins were playing. They were my Uncle Casey's favorite team-and my grandmother's favorite too. After watching the game with them, I was hooked.

  Michael Vick

  Football, Uncles, Team

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  Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.

  Bette Davis

  Nice, Swings, Hollywood

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• In every person's face, there is one place that seems to express them most accurately. With my grandmother, you always looked at her mouth.

  Mona Simpson

  Mouths, Faces, Persons

  Mona Simpson (2011). “Anywhere but Here”, p.57, Vintage

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