Donald Trump unveiled his immigration policy and now he's getting a lot of flak. His policy would have prevented his own grandfather… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“I asked [my grandfather] if there would ever be an America in which white Americans were not actively working to keep themselves… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
My grandfather, or Nana Ji, as we called him, was a family legend. Amarnath Vidyalankar spent his life fighting for India's independence,… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to have a grandfather who was an optometrist. Vision therapy was something that we routinely did to strengthen our… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Out in the Pool certain other boats caught the eye... each carried a bright fire amidships, in a brazier, beside a man,… — Arthur Morrison Copy Share Image
It's funny because from the time I was a kid, I knew what I was going to do. What's even funnier is… — Corey Harrison Copy Share Image
I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old… — Patrick Rothfuss 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
At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot - it was a land dispute over six… — Jack Bowman 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
“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 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
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
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
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
“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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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 mom and grandfather are my first teachers of music. Those experiences and the process of exploring music as a discipline through… — Guillermo E. Brown Copy Share Image
Every day before supper and before we went to services on Sundays. My grandmother would read the Bible to me, and my… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry… — Larry Page Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a giant of a man ... When he walked, the earth shook. When he laughed, the birds fell out… — Eth Clifford Copy Share Image
I put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk,… — Whitley Strieber Copy Share Image
We are a mixed up people. We have mixed up ways of naming, too... When my father's brothers and sisters first went… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
If then, said I, the question is put to me would I rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather or a… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
“SOCIAL SERVICE: My grandfather used to say, 'If you wish to help, what your right hand does, your left should not know!'… — Adiela Akoo Copy Share Image
“Maybe, his grandparents were not the saints that they were painted out to be by the public. Especially, if his grandfather could… — Kristina Stangl Copy Share Image
My grandfather told me that I should have a series of headshots, one with a tennis racket, one dressed as a naval… — Henry Lloyd-Hughes Copy Share Image
As a child, I had no idea that I would end up in the film industry. My ambitions changed from wanting to… — Arjun Rampal Copy Share Image
I wrote "Miner's Prayer" after [grandfather] died. I'd gone back to his funeral, and he died in 1979. And I came back… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
![“I asked [my grandfather] if there would ever be an America in which white Americans were not actively working to keep themselves positioned atop the racial hierarchy. He thought for a moment and then said, "Some of them will never give it up.” quote by Clint Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8e6/clint-smith-4108_america_i-asked-my-grandfather-if-there-would-ev_2379426.jpg)
![“I wrote "Miner's Prayer" after [grandfather] died. I'd gone back to his funeral, and he died in 1979. And I came back to California, and I think a couple of weeks after that funeral wrote that song thinking about him, his life.” quote by Dwight Yoakam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7d3/dwight-yoakam-9632_california_i-wrote-miner-s-prayer-after-grandfather_2249586.jpg)