Deacon Jones grew up a street over from my grandfather, where I was raised. — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Copy Share Image
It is easy for us to criticize the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves. It is more difficult… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there. — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
At a certain point the family moved to Jaipur, where no woman could avoid the doli or purdah. They kept her in… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
My Scottish grandfather, John W. Blyth, was a man addicted to paintings. A manufacturer of linen, he spent all his surplus money… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
My mother was born in Burma, but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix, which… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. — Black Elk Copy Share Image
People make their life really hard. It was as simple as this: My parents went to church. My grandfather was a bishop.… — Fetty Wap Copy Share Image
My grandfather and my father had wheat ranches, so we had quite a few trucks around and a lot of mules. Talk… — Adam West Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to my grandfather's stories of our musical past. He would often talk about the orchestras that played at… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a very insignificant man, actually. At his funeral his hearse followed the other cars. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got… — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
I grew up with a marine grandfather. I was never allowed to say 'can't' or 'no', and I was never allowed to… — RJ Mitte Copy Share Image
My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot. — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
The latter. She had a good run, Sook said, doing a little shrug. It was his usual response to death at Mapleshade,… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
I was dreaming ... about my grandfather. A very old man, at least as old as I am now, 91. I thought,… — Thomas Pynchon 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 grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Our parents came home one day and heard us, and they thought it was the radio, but our grandfather told them it… — Barry Gibb Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
My grandfather had strong opinions. He was an argumentative character and quite staunchly socialist. — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
