Quotes by Grandfather To me, my grandfather’s urgency to preach the Gospel one more time to a lost and dying world is the definition of 'finishing well,' and it’s such a blessing and lesson. Will Graham dying blessing grandfather Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers. William Feather grandparent principles grandfather The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes. William Poundstone paradox assumption grandfather Good old grandsire ... we shall be joyful of thy company. William Shakespeare joyful grandparent grandfather My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from. Wyclef Jean spirituality eye grandfather My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies. Wyclef Jean daddy uncles grandfather My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway. Yancy Butler vegas grandfather mother My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him. Yancy Butler grandfather islands long I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy. Yoko Ono japan important grandfather We have started calling him grandfather. Yuvraj Singh cricket calling grandfather I grew up with my grandfather [Elia Kazan] being famous in a way that's not like Beyoncé, but famous in a relative way. It made me feel weird about the way that we treat people that are famous, and it made me feel weird about fame in general. Zoe Kazan grandfather people way At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot - it was a land dispute over six inches of property that ran a hundred yards through my grandfather's land. It was really over the honor of my family and that of another family. Jack Bowman living family honor grandfather I bring a copy of 'Dracula' with me wherever I go, the book. It's my favorite book in the world, it's absolutely incredible. My great-great grandfather was the guy who printed the first edition, so he's the first person to ever put 'Dracula' on the written page. Jack Reynor me grandfather book world My grandfather did a lot of things in his life. What he was most proud of was raising his family. Tagg Romney family proud grandfather life My grandfather played a big part in raising me, and he taught me how to be a gentleman. Since he first told me those types of things when I was 13 years old, I've taken all those types of lessons from him to heart. I'd like to keep that with me. Tyler Shaw me gentleman grandfather heart Darian is a Greek name, and my grandson is definitely going to be a Greek God, just like his grandfather. Hema Malini name like god grandfather I had a Jewish grandfather. We managed to hide this fact from the authorities by falsifying documents, my father and I. His father was Jewish, but because my father was an illegitimate child, it was rather easy to pretend that his father was unknown. Helmut Schmidt hide child grandfather father I'm such an odd mix of things. My grandfather was Indian: I've got more family living in India than I do in the U.K. My old man was East London. I was brought up in Yorkshire. My great-grandfather was Irish. Sebastian Coe man old-man family grandfather My grandfather was a healer, and he used matches often. Once, he burnt a wart off my finger and then rubbed the ash deep into it, and it never did come back. When he worked at a factory, people would line up next to his truck to be healed. He died before he could teach us any of his secrets. Shea Hembrey deep never grandfather people My mum's family are from Blaenau Ffestiniog, the slate town. My grandfather was Elis Humphreys Roberts, so that's quite Welsh isn't it? Simon Fowler quite town family grandfather «89101112131415161718»