Quotes by Grandfather There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew, Who had so many things which he wanted to do That, whenever he thought it was time to begin, He couldn't because of the state he was in. A. A. Milne sailor grandfather time When I sat there in 1971 and watched my grandfather open Walt Disney World, I was a little 11-year-old girl who worshiped the ground he walked on. You probably couldn't have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company. Abigail Disney girl grandfather years My grandfather is the king, my Dad's the prince, I guess that makes me the butler. Adam Petty dad kings grandfather History is as Old as My Grandfather Adolf Hitler my-grandfather grandfather The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great-grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We use the minorities of the North as willing tools and the South as a conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us, and never allow them to have control over their future. Ahmadu Bello political power grandfather Yes, my grandfather worked with Thomas Edison on the electric car, and he sold electric cars at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. Al Jardine paris car grandfather My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball's grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball's grandfather. Al Jarreau dad grandfather together My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life. So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted. Al Pacino kind grandfather joy My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot. Alan Garner self grandfather men This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me. Alan Hovhaness depressing grandfather people Culture is like the sum of special knowledge that accumulates in any large united family and is the common property of all its members. When we of the great Culture Family meet, we exchange reminiscences about Grandfather Homer, and that awful old Dr. Johnson, and Aunt Sappho, and poor Johnny Keats. Aldous Huxley aunt special grandfather My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early '20s. My mother's family came over from Ireland generations ago. Alexis Denisof new-york grandfather mother 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 grandfather water thinking I'm pretty blessed when it comes to clear skin. I owe that to being Cape Verdian. My whole family has great skin. My grandfather is 80 but doesn't look a day over 50. And we all love the sun, too, so blessed is an understatement! Amber Rose skins blessed grandfather As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right? Andrew Cuomo vinegar grandfather honey I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers. Anita Diament praying grandfather son I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history. Antonio Tabucchi grandfather war people I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily. Aravind Adiga four cities grandfather My great-great-grandfather Julius founded the Communist Party in New York. Armie Hammer party new-york grandfather As a fluke, my great-grandfather hit one of the largest oil reserves in California. Armie Hammer california oil grandfather 1234567891011»
