--- title: "1 Grandfather Worked Quotes By Ed O'Neill" description: "1 Grandfather Worked quotes by Ed O'Neill. Plus more from Ed O'Neill and more Grandfather Worked sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/ed-o-neill-13850_college_my-paternal-grandfather-worked-in-the-mi_2623954.png" --- > [My paternal grandfather worked in the mill all his life. My father worked in the mill almost his whole life. I worked in the mill while I was going to college in the summers. And then, for one stretch, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/my-paternal-grandfather-worked-in-the-mill-all-his-life-my-father/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/ed-o-neill-13850_college_my-paternal-grandfather-worked-in-the-mi_2623954.png) ## More by Ed O'Neill > [In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely, drinking beer, cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/in-the-summer-we-graduated-we-flipped-out-completely-drinking-beer/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I could always say I wished I had a better film career... but overall, I've been one of the lucky ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-could-always-say-i-wished-i-had-a-better-film-career-but-overall-i/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [We need to elect leaders who have a strong moral compass. Leaders who are honest, straightforward, and tough - with a love of justice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/we-need-to-elect-leaders-who-have-a-strong-moral-compass-leaders-who/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [When you come from where I come from, you're trying to get approval for something - you don't know what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/when-you-come-from-where-i-come-from-you-re-trying-to-get-approval/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I loved the movie theater so I always saw a lot of movies. And then there was a play, I saw in the local…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-loved-the-movie-theater-so-i-always-saw-a-lot-of-movies-and-then/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-always-found-that-drama-really-good-drama-has-a-lot-of-comedy-in-it/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [All this flying around got on my nerves. But then I gave the script to Cathy to get her opinion. When she started to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/all-this-flying-around-got-on-my-nerves-but-then-i-gave-the-script-to/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was with the Steelers, and I got cut, and I remember, when I left, I was relieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-with-the-steelers-and-i-got-cut-and-i-remember-when-i-left-i/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > ['Married with Children,' we were good until the fifth or sixth season, and then we limped into the 11th season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/married-with-children-we-were-good-until-the-fifth-or-sixth-season/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. Hed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/when-i-read-the-pilot-for-married-with-children-it-just-reminded-me/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was adrift for a while. I worked as a substitute teacher; I sold cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-adrift-for-a-while-i-worked-as-a-substitute-teacher-i-sold-cars/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [If you can sustain a career over 40 years in this business, you've gotta consider yourself lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/if-you-can-sustain-a-career-over-40-years-in-this-business-you-ve/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I had a lot of trouble with my coaches. Your coaches are father figures - you look to what they say. Well, the reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-had-a-lot-of-trouble-with-my-coaches-your-coaches-are-father/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [Ohio's future is important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/ohio-s-future-is-important-to-me/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was very slender and small. All my friends were on the team, so I had to make it too. I was a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-very-slender-and-small-all-my-friends-were-on-the-team-so-i-had/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grandfather-worked/ed-o-neill/#itemlist", "name": "1 Grandfather Worked Quotes By Ed O'Neill", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My paternal grandfather worked in the mill all his life. My father worked in the mill almost his whole life. I worked in the mill while I was going to college in the summers. 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