The women of today are the thoughts of their mothers and grandmothers, embodied and made alive. They are active, capable, determined and… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
“with a sad smile she would recount the time our grandfather was so displeased with our grandmother’s okra stew that in a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I found myself in the doldrums in the early Nineties. I was too old to play the dolly bird any longer and… — Barbara Windsor Copy Share Image
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, running around, not married, staying out all night. Ashamed!" "Ashamed!" my grandmother echoed. Good to… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
I would sit in the back at church every Sunday trying to hide, and just when I thought I'd gotten through the… — Brooke Valentine Copy Share Image
My family's business was actually an amusement park in New Orleans. My grandfather had started that, and my grandmother was a dance… — Bryan Batt Copy Share Image
In marrying, a man does not, to be sure, marry his wife's mother; and yet a prudent man, when he begins to… — Maria Edgeworth Copy Share Image
“But he didn’t seem surprised to see her. ‘Hey.’ ‘Hey, yourself.’ Okay, that was stupid. Her grandmother used to say Hey, yourself.… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
Jazz spent a chunk of the day fantasizing about ways to kill his grandmother, plotting them and planning them in the most… — Barry Lyga Copy Share Image
It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall… — Jack Straw Copy Share Image
“The child bounded onto the bed, landing on all fours, her round face wreathed in a smile. “ Hein nei nan-ne-i-cut? ”… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
My great grandfather used to say to his wife, my great-grandmother, who in turn told her daughter, my grandmother, who repeated it… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Copy Share Image
“She peeked inside the box,then slapped the top back down and glared at me. For a second I wondered if I'd broken… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
There is not really any courage at all in attacking hoary or antiquated things, any more than in offering to fight one's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Roger left the cricket stumps and they went into the drawing room. Grandpapa, at the first suggestion of reading aloud, had disappeared,… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
I was raised by my grandmother. She instilled everything into me. She taught me right from wrong from day one. I remembered… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
One of the saddest sentences I know is "I wish I had asked my mother about that." Or my father. Or my… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
My grandmother Shahmshad Begum was an accomplished classical singer. And I'd often urge her to teach me. She would demand that I… — Saira Banu Copy Share Image
My grandmother passed away before I could get to know her. She had an interest in films and writing. She wrote two… — Richa Chadha Copy Share Image
My relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man it could be harder to talk… — Prince William Copy Share Image
“The child tells me her grandmother showed her how to cure sadness by sucking the juice of an orange, while standing on… — Margarita Engle Copy Share Image
The great thing about getting married young like I did and having a child so young is that he gets to know… — Tony Danza Copy Share Image
My grandmother was from Guelph, Ont. I grew up playing ice hockey, I'm a massive fan. A great-uncle who was in the… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
I’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty,” I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I shall never have a bath again," I said. "Just dont have one too often," my grandmother said. "Once a month is… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
My grandmother, when she looked at American movies, she said, 'They're all the same. In the first scene somebody shoots somebody and… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
The landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to… — Jody Williams Copy Share Image
I actually grew up with people from all over the world. There wasn't enough of a difference to feel different from anybody… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a… — Edie Brickell Copy Share Image
My grandmother adopted me for a while, and I was bouncing around a bit. I was always helped by the PTA and… — Bobby Bones Copy Share Image
I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Even the humble black grandmother, who sings in the church choir and struggles to raise a grandchild abandoned to her care, must… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
Self-love is part of your birthright. I'm excited to be sharing this message to "beautiful girls" everywhere, including those disguised as grandmothers. — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
The Trump voter isn't just an ignorant white guy in the South that if he were more educated would vote differently. The… — Marc Lamont Hill Copy Share Image
Although I love all the great foods of the world, my death row meal would have to be cooked for me by… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out… — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
My grandmother refused to concede that any member of the family died of natural causes. An uncle's cancer in middle age occurred… — Renata Adler Copy Share Image
I think I'm aware of entering my late 30s versus being in my late 20s, when the web was coming out as… — Kalup Linzy Copy Share Image
My sister played the piano. She's two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I think it's important to recall... what you remember your grandmother making, where you're from and the foods you enjoyed as a… — Tyler Florence Copy Share Image
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