I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things. — Stana Katic Copy Share Image
I have friends who are Gent fans, and I always drive past their stadium when I go to see my grandmother. — Jan Vertonghen Copy Share Image
I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same.… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
“My dear child," said Grandmother impatiently, "every human being has to make his own mistakes." She was very tired, and wanted to… — Tove Jansson Copy Share Image
On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town. — Gene Perret Copy Share Image
“My mother and grandmother’s conversation doesn’t belong in the cloud. That old song is too sacred for the Internet. So,” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The women in my family - my grandmother and my mother - have been both sources of comfort and terror. Protection was… — Wendy C. Ortiz Copy Share Image
My grandmother died of natural causes. Or as my family calls it murdered by the lord. — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
Family is something I'm starting to think about more and more, especially now that my grandmother is no longer around. It makes… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The word's out: I'm a woman, and I'm going to have trouble backing off on that. I am what I am. I'll… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
My Grandmother would say, 'Make sure you look good. Make sure you speak well. Make sure you remain that Southern gentleman that… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
Because I never attended elementary schools of any kind, I missed most of the books that were popular with other kids my… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
“She pats my knee. I’m going to tell you something my grandmother told me when I was fifteen years old. 'Eliza, you… — Erynn Mangum Copy Share Image
My maternal grandmother was the longest-lived of my grandparents. She migrated to Australia in her 80s and lived into her 90s. It… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
“But I told my grandmother, and she listened, and then she said, "Don't ever tell this story to anybody else. If you… — Robert Goolrick Copy Share Image
There was an undercurrent of poverty throughout my childhood. We lived with my grandmother in her two-bedroom flat, and I slept with… — Bernard Hill Copy Share Image
Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I'm the only person in my family who can't sing. My grandmother was an opera singer and all of her kids were… — Le1f Copy Share Image
Growing up, I thought my grandfather was dead. Later, I learned he was alive, but my family pretended he didn't exist because… — Deborah Pryce Copy Share Image
“Luella had been Lou's favorite grandma. Some grandmas took their grandchildren to parks, or bought them books and dolls, or shared their… — Amy E. Reichert Copy Share Image
The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line… — Julian Castro Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a huge influence on me. She allowed me to be my flamboyant self as a kid. She babysat me;… — Sarah Bolger Copy Share Image
I'll impose upon you the same arrogance that was imposed on me, and on my mother, my grandmother, my grandmother's mother: all… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
I can no more disown (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture. — Susan Strasberg Copy Share Image
You might be a redneck if your grandmother has ever been asked to leave a bingo game because of her language. — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
My own faith was nurtured by my grandmother and her clinging deeply to her faith when she was dying a painful and… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Not many people can boast a photo of their grandmother posing for kiddiporn. — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
I definitely come from a line of strong women. It's not only like my mother and my grandmother, but my aunties too. — Saweetie Copy Share Image
“Nobody wants to leave what they know to go either to the unknown, or to grandmother’s house.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
My great grandmother, Martha, was hired at 11 years old to be a worker to people. — Amybeth McNulty Copy Share Image
I looked over and Jim Morrison was dancing the jitterbug with my grandmother on the coffee table. — Taylor Negron Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping. — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
My grandmother told me to be nice to everyone and always think about how you would feel if you were in their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a minister as well, which was not that common in the 1930s. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life. — Chelsea Clinton Copy Share Image
I was a pretty heartbroken 13-year-old. That was the year my grandmother died and my parents split up. — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences. — Cassandra Wilson Copy Share Image
My grandmothers apartment had significance for me, even as a child, and I was fascinated by that world that was disappearing. — Arnon Goldfinger Copy Share Image
My grandfather was an American Communist, and he married my grandmother, who was a Russian Communist. During the 1950s, the McCarthy era,… — Bill Browder Copy Share Image
