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 Copy Share Image
I have Scottish genes: my grandfather was Scottish. My father was a voracious drinker. So, drinking came naturally to me. — Pooja Bhatt Copy Share Image
I have a collection of track pants that is very special to me, and it really runs the gamut from high-end to… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
You might be a redneck if your grandfather completely executes the pull my finger trick at the family reunion. — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't give my grandfather's photography a second thought. I wasn't involved in his work, except that I helped my… — Kim Weston Copy Share Image
I am not a bad person. I am a good person who has lived in a bad time." Alex's grandfather..Everything is Illuminated — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
“the smell of her grandfather’s fifty years of National Geographic, shelved in the hall. Downstairs,” — William Gibson Copy Share Image
I found a great deal of relief and excitement watching comics when I was very young. My grandmother was very into them… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
My great-grandfather, Sam Aykroyd, was a dentist in Kingston, Ontario, and he was also an Edwardian spiritualist researcher who was very interested… — Dan Aykroyd Copy Share Image
“If ever I was going to listen to a string of swearwords sitting next to a ninety-four-year-old, I'm glad that ninety-four-year-old was… — A.J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
Every business decision I ever made I learned from my grandfather Papa Sam. He moved here from Russia when he was a… — Bobbi Brown Copy Share Image
“he was unshakably determined to demand of anyone or anything that wanted to force him to live, whoever and whatever they might… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
I was an overly young father, is the most polite way of putting it. I think I was rather immature and all… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
My father was a very good golfer and he got me started early. My grandfather played, too. It was just something that… — Steve Kroft Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to get my share but, due to my tendency to overcompensate (work harder, push for the win more), I've… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
I realized my family was famous because I was looking in my history book and I saw my grandfather. — Sky Blu Copy Share Image
Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh, Through… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
My mother's blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Why do these big old country houses always have family portraits in the dining room? Do you really want to eat with… — Elizabeth Jane Howard Copy Share Image
I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on! — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack. — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
We didn't have much, but I was raised to believe if you had books, you had a lot. My grandfather and my… — Christian Scott Copy Share Image
When I think of my background, if I was privileged on any level, it was in terms of the kind of exposure… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was… — Bonnie Bedelia Copy Share Image
The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
“One evening the stranger told Old Gao that the frames they were making had been invented by an American, only seventy years… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I used to help my grandfather on the farm, driving tractors, raising crops and animals. I used to feed some of the… — Tyson Chandler Copy Share Image
The humour of the Chinese people in inventing gunpowder and finding its best use in making firecrackers for their grandfathers' birthdays is… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
When my grandfather was born, there was no healthcare. There were no airplanes. There were no boats. There were no trains. There… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
“My grandfather always told me, "Go through life with your hands in your pockets, making fists so everyone will think that they're… — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
I say to myself, if the text was good enough for my father and grandfather, it must be good enough for me.… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“I found my voice. ‘I’m going to—’ Riddle crossed his arms on his chest. His nostrils flared and he exclaimed defiantly, ‘I… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“There is one tree in Gainesville I call "Grandfather" because it looks like a giant Bonsai tree. Well, that and I actually… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music.… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a great advocate of Scottish art at a time when Scottish artists struggled to be taken seriously. They were… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
I used to just daydream all the time about being in movies, from the age of, like, four onwards. I would sit… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
“My grandfather used to say that if God did not allow a man to be reunited with his dogs in the next… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
