“Disrespectful! My grandmothers are both dead." "Well, Jesus. What did they die of?" "Mom always said 'meddling'.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“as Brennan Carley put it, “would sell their grandmothers for a microsecond.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When the grandmothers of today hear the word 'Chippendales,' they don't necessarily think of chairs. — Jean Kerr Copy Share Image
At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
“I loved Granny Belmonte, but she didn't need a costume to look undead.” — Bethany Frenette Copy Share Image
we are just as apt to meet the grandmothers as the wolves when we go traveling. — Annie Fellows Johnston Copy Share Image
I've seen my grandmothers grow old and they are so beautiful, every wrinkle in their face tells a story. I want to… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
We all grew up, our grandmothers and mothers had about three channels to watch, so we watched those soaps and now, a… — Jack Wagner Copy Share Image
This is a place where grandmothers hold babies on their laps under the stars and whisper in their ears that the lights… — Rick Bragg Copy Share Image
My grandmothers are full of memories, smelling of soap and onions and wet clay, with veins rolling roughly over quick hands, they… — Margaret Walker Copy Share Image
What a wonderful contribution our grandmothers and grandfathers can make if they will share some of the rich experiences and their testimonies… — Vaughn J Featherstone Copy Share Image
When the chips are down, grandmothers can be counted on to do whatever's necessary. When the chips are down for grandfathers, we… — Mike Milligan Copy Share Image
One might almost fear," writes a thoughtful woman, "seeing how the women of to-day are lightly stirred up to run after some… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
So, if you have a grandma, thank the good Lord above, and give your grandmamma hugs and kisses, for grandmothers are to… — Lois Wyse Copy Share Image
“Summer of the Grandmothers" They come back in their white shifts, their ruffled shawls of salt white, the way the dead always… — Susan Kelly-De Witt Copy Share Image
“Moreover, grandmothers of students who aren't doing so well in class are at even higher risk - students who are failing are… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
My grandmothers are Irish-American and German-American; my grandfather is from the Caribbean. My father is African-American. My family looked funny. I just… — Sarah Jones Copy Share Image
“It can be said that we are built by many things. Biology and lineage. Grit and moonlight and ocean stone. By fire… — Jeanette LeBlanc Copy Share Image
In 'Twice Born' I play my character in her 20s, 30s and 50s. For the fifty year old scenes, I had some… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
It's the moms of this nation - single, married, widowed - who really hold this country together. We're the mothers, we're the… — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
“If you were to ask certain of your great-great-great-grandmothers, especially those who had a reputation for shyness, they might tell you some… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
Today there are people trying to take away rights that our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers fought for: our right to vote, our… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
“Granny Trill and Granny Wallon were traditional ancients of a kind we won’t see today, the last of that dignity of grandmothers… — Laurie Lee Copy Share Image
1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys and little girls or… — Laura Ingalls Wilder Copy Share Image
“[G]randma was always afraid of something. She set aside time each day for dread. And not nameless dread. She was quite specific… — J.R. Moehringer Copy Share Image
it seems to me that grandmothers have a very special place in the affections of young children. Not obliged, as parents are,… — Miss Read Copy Share Image
“A familiar image of a grim, frozen Russia is the babushka, the old woman, hunched and determined, head wrapped in a scarf.… — Lev Golinkin Copy Share Image
“One of the questions asked by al-Balkhi, and often repeated to this day, is this: Why do the children of Israel continue… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image