Great-Grandfather Quotes

When I was nine, my great grandfather, a landscape painter, taught me to mix colors. With his strong hand surrounding my small one, he guided the brush until a calla lily appeared as if by magic on a page of textured watercolor paper. Susan Vreeland
Great Me Strong Nine Guided Paper Magic Small Brush Colors He Until Lily Great-Grandfather Mix His Hand Surrounding Taught Grandfather Landscape Page Painter Appeared Watercolor
My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then. Tim Murphy
Work Dangerous Miner Mines Mining Pennsylvania Great-Grandfather Were Very Candles Lit Then Worked Coal Mules Who Pulled
My great grandfather emigrated from Italy, and my grandfather worked in a steel mill and was able to raise kids and have a family and go on vacation. Tim Ryan
Great Family Kids Able Steel Great-Grandfather Go Italy Grandfather Worked Mill Vacation Raise
My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and rulers. It all dealt with conciseness and precision. It eliminated guesswork. One has to know his tools, so he doesn't work against himself. Yusef Komunyakaa
Work Me Father Value Tools Rulers Carpenter Had He Know Himself Great-Grandfather Dealt Been His Precision Taught Against Files Eliminated
My father was a great business leader and humanitarian who dedicated his life to the company and the community. He also was a wonderful family man, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, yet he will continue to inspire us all. William Clay Ford, Jr.
Life Great Family Man Business Wonderful Inspire Father Will Husband Leader Community Great Business Everyone He Knew Missed Also Him Great-Grandfather Continue His Greatly Family Man Loving Grandfather Us Dedicated Who Company Humanitarian
In the time of the robber barons, my great grandfather insisted on reinvesting and sharing profits with workers... He was told he was a socialist, that he was not welcome on Wall Street. William Clay Ford, Jr.
Time Great Welcome Insisted He Sharing Robber Great-Grandfather Wall Wall Street Grandfather Workers Socialist Street Profits
My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream. Rand Paul
Country Dream Like Great-Grandfather Came American American Dream Many Search
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