Quotes by Grandfather In fact, Darwin's own grandfather anticipated the central tenet of Lamarckism by some seven years: "All animals undergo perpetual transformations; which are in part produced by their own exertions... and many of these acquired forms or propensities are transmitted to their posterity." Erasmus Darwin grandfather animal years As I watched my grandfather work with people who were impoverished, I began to understand that to be truly human, one must serve. Ernest L. Boyer grandfather education people All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes. Erica Jong aunt grandfather mother Each Fall the graves of my grandfathers call me, the brown Etheridge Knight red grandfather fall Mission 31 pays homage to my grandfather's work and all aquanauts who have since followed his lead in the name of ocean exploration. Fabien Cousteau ocean grandfather names I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy. Felicia Day guy grandfather children A Porsche will always look like a Porsche. My grandfather took these shapes from nature, so the head lamps of the 911 maybe look a little like the eyes of a frog, but it comes from nature, and the best shapes are from nature, so why change? Ferdinand Alexander Porsche design eye grandfather Did your great-grandfather have any children? Fern Britton great-grandfather grandfather children I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot. Frances Mayes georgia cotton grandfather My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing. Gene Hackman uncles grandfather writing My grandfather used to say I don't care how you talk about me, good or bad, just don't leave me out of the conversation. George Thorogood dont-leave-me care grandfather My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and we have photographs of my family there in full Victorian dress. They're incredibly romantic. Georgina Chapman india army grandfather Does it ever occur to you, Mama, that my grandfather is a lunatic? Georgette Heyer mama grandfather doe I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock stars. Giada De Laurentiis rocks stars grandfather My grandfather can barely even hear, and Chevy Chase makes a face, and he laughs. Gillian Jacobs grandfather faces laughing The Alzheimer's Association is what I am passionate about. My grandfather had it. My mom has it. It's a horrible disease, and with our aging population, it's a growing problem. It's terrible to lose your brain and your power to be conscious or in the moment. Graham Shiels alzheimers mom grandfather We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that's where my grandfather grew up. He grew up during the Depression in Riverside. Greta Gerwig california poor grandfather One woman and one man might have been OK in your grandmother's day, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Not even your grandfather! Groucho Marx grandmother grandfather men My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a decorative painter. Gyorgy Ligeti musician artist grandfather When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good. Harri Holkeri vision grandfather children «1234567891011»