Quotes of: Grandfathers Keyword

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

I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.

Illeana Douglas

My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pennsylvania.

Irwin Thomas

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

Cassandra Clare

[in Russian] Lista: May I ask you a question? Grandfather: Yes, of course. Lista: Is the war over?

Everything Is Illuminated

I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.

Tim Scott

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to fight for your country in the Forties.

Ashton Holmes

Being a father of three children and grandfather to nine, I do think that this thing called 'parenting' is becoming increasingly difficult.

Craig T. Nelson

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.

Yancy Butler

In a sense I want the same thing that my grandfather wanted, that people should not suffer. Yet I am not like him. He remade himself so that he could live for eternity. Yet he never defeated the eternal enemy - no, not the cyborgs or the robots. The ...

The Eternal Enemy

I want to write the world’s worst cookbook, which I’ll title: “The World’s Worst Cookbook.” It’ll feature recipes from “Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich” (peanut butter, jelly, and bread), to “Roasted Roadkill and Hitchhiker’s Sur...

At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.

Noah Cross: Katherine! I, I'm your grandfather, my dear. I'm your grandfather. Evelyn Mulwray: [pushes Katherine into the car] Katherine, get in the car. [to her butler] Evelyn Mulwray: Go on. No no, go on. [to Curly] Evelyn Mulwray: I'll follow you....

Chinatown

Ringo: I don't snore. George: You do, repeatedly. Ringo: Do I snore, John? John: Yeah, you're a window-rattler, son. Ringo: That's just your opinion. Do I snore, Paul? Paul: With a trombone hooter like yours, it would be unnatural if you didn't. Gran...

A Hard Day's Night

Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid.

Peter Agre

It is really quite amazing that all of the folks supporting privatization, from the president on down, keep invoking the name of my grandfather, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

James Roosevelt

Yes, I'm half Italian. So my grandfather speaks heavy Italian... and I couldn't understand a word he said.

Paulo Costanzo

You were only truly patriotic if you had a laborer for a grandfather and were glad of it.

Rebecca Harding Davis

My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream.

Rand Paul

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

Stokely Carmichael

My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.

Clare Bowen

My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.

Camille Paglia