Grandfather Quotes

My grandfather had Alzheimer's. He would eat everything and anything that was around; then he wouldn't remember that he ate it and would demand to be fed again. Hirokazu Kore-eda
Remember Everything Ate Would Eat Fed Had He Demand Around Alzheimer Anything Again Grandfather Then
I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his life as a link in a continuous chain of those who served our nation and that he expected me to be a new and strong link in the same chain. Hussein of Jordan
Life Me Strong Nation Mindful Our Those Kingdom Perceived Had He New Said Am His Continuous Link Legacy Expected Same Grandfather Who Chain Ever Founder Served
I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man. Illeana Douglas
Man Met Kind John He Talented Because Loved Grandfather
My given name was Zahra, which is the 'flower of the desert.' I don't look anything like the flower of the desert. My name was changed by my grandfather to Iman, which means 'have faith.' And it meant to have faith that a daughter would come. Iman
Faith Daughter Flower Changed Would Given Name Come Like Look Anything Which Grandfather Means Meant Desert
I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life. Isabel Allende
Life Government Police Church My Life Everything Determining Bosses Male Authority Form Against Grandfather Rebelled
My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in my life were my grandfather, in whose house I lived during the first 10 years of my childhood, and later my stepfather. Isabel Allende
Life Memory Father Three My Life First Later Significant No Memory Stepfather Most House Him Were Male Years Left Childhood Grandfather Figures Lived Whose
When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic. J. J. Abrams
Remember Made Feeling Saw Kid Tricks Magic Could Tour Had Studios Glimpse Like Another Got How Least Still Loved Which Little Movies Grandfather Little Kid Means Even Universal
My grandfather was a church organist and would sing in choirs and was a musical genius to a certain extent. Jack Garratt
Genius Church Musical Would Sing Grandfather Certain Choirs Certain Extent Organist Extent
Studying my grandfather's life and legacy has shown me what it takes to be a good public servant. Curiosity. Compassion for others. Humility. Determination to stand tall for your beliefs in the face of opposition. No one believed these things more than my grandfather. Jack Schlossberg
Life Good Me Determination Compassion Face Humility Others More No-One Takes Studying Tall Opposition Legacy Than Curiosity Public Grandfather Stand Your Shown Beliefs Believed Servant Things
If the Kennedys had been barred from entering America after fleeing Ireland during the famine, my grandfather never would have been president. Jack Schlossberg
President Entering Would Never Had Been Ireland America Famine After Grandfather Fleeing Barred Kennedys
I think the grandfather of the set is the director. He needs to have authority, to do what people want. A warm grandfather; he needs to know his job, to be open. Jacqueline Bisset
Needs Director People Job Think Open He Know His Authority Want Warm Grandfather Set
I remember, as a kid, my grandfather would grab my temples and say, 'You've got to focus, Jake. You've got to focus.' Jake Peavy
You Remember Focus Say Kid Would Temples Got Grab Grandfather
My grandfather was an illegal immigrant for the 60 or so years he was in the United States. I had another great-great-grandmother on my mom's side who snuck in in a suitcase. James Altucher
Mom Suitcase Side States Immigrant Had He Another Years Grandfather Illegal Who United United States
It's probably worth noting that although I'm ethnically Greek, my grandfather was actually born in Turkey and came through Greece on his way to the United States. James G. Stavridis
Worth Way States Born Through Although Came His His Way Greece Greek Turkey Grandfather Noting United United States Actually
I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn't make it clear. James Hansen
Change Say Fact Clear Make Am Climate Climate Change Understood Been Just In Fact Want Happening Grandchildren Grandfather Grandpa
When my grandfather was born, there was no healthcare. There were no airplanes. There were no boats. There were no trains. There were no communications. No Internet. No widespread knowledge. It will be a completely different world but a much better place in a hundred years. Jamie Dimon
Knowledge World Better Internet Will Hundred Hundred Years Airplane Born Better Place Healthcare Were Years Trains Different Place Boats Grandfather Communications Much Different World Widespread
Art was a way of life in my family. My grandfather, N.C. Wyeth, who died a year before I was born, had been a prominent painter. So was my father, Andrew. My two aunts and two of my uncles also earned a living as painters. Jamie Wyeth
Life Art Family Father Year Before Living Earned Way Prominent Andrew Born Uncles Had Also Been Aunts Died Grandfather Who Painter Painters Two
Growing up in Chadds Ford, Pa., I shuttled between studio space in my parents' house and my grandfather's studio just up the hill. It was a solitary childhood, but I loved it. Jamie Wyeth
Space Parents Solitary Studio Between Hill House Ford Up Childhood Just Loved Pa Grandfather Growing Growing Up
My father's work is rather mysterious, not much said, and my grandfather's is robust, bursting off the walls. Jamie Wyeth
Work Walls Father Rather Mysterious Robust Said Off Bursting Grandfather Much
Oddly enough, my grandfather probably had more of an influence on me than my father. Jamie Wyeth
Me Father Enough More Had Oddly Than Influence Grandfather
Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles were smokers. I don't know any smokers now, not even my mom. Jane Smiley
Mom Uncles Know Smoker Smokers Were Aunts Any Grandfather Even Now
We need to prove to American voters, particularly independent voters who gave us this opportunity to lead, that this is not your grandfather's tax-and-spend Democratic Party. Jared Polis
Opportunity Party Gave Independent Lead Voters Particularly Democratic Democratic Party Prove American Grandfather Us Your Who Need
My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and there was nothing really modern that went on under their roof. We watched television, but they were very picky about what we could watch - old Westerns and stuff that wasn't vulgar or violent at all. Jason Isbell
Old Roof Nothing Television Pentecostal About Could Picky Stuff Vulgar Were Preacher Very Westerns Modern Grandfather Really Watch Watched Violent
I'm actually the son of Mary Guibert. My mother was born in the Panama Canal zone and came to America when she was five with my grandmother and grandfather, and that was the family I knew. Everybody sang; everybody had songs all the time, and they loved music. Jeff Buckley
Music Time Family Son Mother Everybody Born Mary Had Songs Knew She Came Five Canal America Loved Grandfather Grandmother Sang Actually Zone Panama
I have memories of my grandfather Kirkman making mashed potatoes that were so good because they tasted like a bowl of butter. I love my mom's brownies. My favorite thing about both of those recipes is that someone else made them for me. Jen Kirkman
Love Good Mom Me Memories Made Recipes Else Those Favorite Favorite Thing About Someone Potatoes Both Mashed Potatoes Like Bowl Because Making Were Tasted Them Grandfather Butter Thing
I learned to speak Italian, somewhat. Definitely enough to get around in Italy. My grandfather always used to swear at my grandmother in Italian. Jen Lancaster
Speak Enough Definitely Somewhat Learned Around Always Italian Italy Get Swear Grandfather Grandmother Used
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