“Definitions, her grandmother once said, had to be like a fat man's belt - big enough to cover the subject but elastic… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
My mother, grandmother and older sister all cooked, so it was hard to get into the kitchen. So I have no talent… — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
“She’d just seen her dead grandmother and had a lovesick warlock on her lawn. The last thing she needed was to worry… — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
In addition to being a nurse, I'm also a small business owner and I taught at a local community college. I'm also… — Diane Black Copy Share Image
I pride myself on being the nicest person in the room. My grandmother always told me, 'Manners will take you where money… — Charlamagne Tha God Copy Share Image
At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to disciplne a child is still a mystery to… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides… — Apolo Ohno 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
I moved to Des Moines when I was 15. I asked my mother to give up costody and sign parental rights over… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
If you live on an atoll and you get a warning by radio that a big wave is coming and everyone is… — Enele Sopoaga Copy Share Image
My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
“Quickly she shredded the cabbage on the chopping block and tossed it along with the onion and tomatoes in a blue Pyrex… — Melanie Dobson Copy Share Image
My maternal grandmother was in London during the Blitz. Indeed, the man she was dating before she met my grandfather was killed… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
I grew up with my grandmother because my parents were making careers and didn't have much time for me. She was a… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
“It ain’t necessarily that way, Raymond,” his grandmother had said when he told her this truth. “You been looking at the wrong… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I remember going with my grandmother to the houses she cleaned when I was little, and I would have to stay down… — Dwane Casey Copy Share Image
“So despite all political progress, social advancement, and appearance of acceptance, here was my grandmother speaking the voice of prejudice. It had… — Monica Byrne Copy Share Image
Soaps are one of the few areas on TV that really embrace older women. In drama, there's this ridiculous invisibility for women… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
Sadly, some folks want others to feel their pain, to hurt as much as they do-or more. My grandmother once told me… — Walter Inglis Anderson Copy Share Image
My grandmother would talk about having bananas at teatime and carrying palm fronds when the monsoon rains came, and I accepted all… — Alex Wagner Copy Share Image
I’m not trying to—What do teenagers say nowadays?” he asked my grandmother.“Get all up in her biznez,” Nana said.Without cracking a smile.“That’s… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
I just think I'm blessed. I love the Lord Jesus Christ. I have a great grandmother that passed away at 104 and… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
I know in the movie it looks like my grandmother is condoning it, but she really wasn't. But back in those days,… — Michel'le Copy Share Image
I so connected to symbolically being able to turn lead into gold. My grandmother used to say, "Life give you a lemon,… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
In a sense, my grandmother was living in the Iron Age. There was no system of writing among the nomads. Metal artifacts… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
My grandmother always acted in other people's interests, whether they wanted her to or not. If they'd had an Olympics in martyrdom… — Emily Levine Copy Share Image
“By the time we got back to his house, Grandpa couldn’t reproduce the two signs he’d learned, but he hurried inside to… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
My grandmother was such an incredible example of living out everyday acts of resistance. I now realize not only how lucky I… — Meena Harris Copy Share Image
Unfortunately I don't have my grandparents, but Mum and I are working quite well together. That's candid, that's frank. Your grandmother is… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
I love celebrating Mother's Day. Since I was a kid, it was a special day to tell my mother and grandmother how… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
In nothing more is the English genius for domesticity more notably declared than in the institution of this festival-almost one may call… — George Gissing Copy Share Image
I remember performing one-man reenactments of Miss Saigon' for my grandmother on her fireplace or dancing to Gwen Stefani in our hotel… — Isa Briones Copy Share Image
AERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion,… — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
“These yanks into someone's personal past, that's the kind of history I like. Not wars, but who was your grandmother and what… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted… — Lois Wyse Copy Share Image
Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things became fresh, alive, and honest again through my grandchildren's eyes. Mostly,… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
