My uncle was 16, in junior high, and he heard me singing and snatched me off the stage. I thought he was… — Mavis Staples Copy Share Image
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I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between… — Aeriel Miranda Copy Share Image
When my grandmother was alive, she used to tell me that every time God creates a soul in heaven, he creates another… — Lurlene McDaniel Copy Share Image
My grandmother taught me, you believe in a politician, you get out there and work for them. So, that`s what I`ve been… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there… — Brenda Strong Copy Share Image
My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything. — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
You know, my grandmother used to say, 'While I'm down here planning, God's up there laughing.' I guess the thing with most… — Paul Anka Copy Share Image
LINUS: Where are you going for Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown? CHARLIE: My father, my mother, Sally, and I are all going to my… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
Spending so much time on the road, I get to fart all the time. Then when it's, like, Thanksgiving dinner and I'm… — Tom DeLonge Copy Share Image
My grandmother I admired even more [than mother]. She was an Irish lady and a very kind-hearted person. She had a lot… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
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That's my goal, is to stay in a truthful place. And sometimes that means writing a silly song, or singing about sex… — Mirah Copy Share Image
I always knew about as a kid, knew that that particular injury at [my grandfather's] finger had been caused in that disaster… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
My grandmother would always tell me that I was hers, that I was Mexican. That was her role. It was not my… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven't thought of yet. — Gene Perret Copy Share Image
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
My grandmother used to say, "Sometimes the loudest person in the room doesn't know what they're talking about." Or isn't secure enough… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
Being a mom, I love to play with my kids and have fun with them, but I also love fashion. My mom… — Kourtney Kardashian Copy Share Image
It was dramatic to watch my grandmother decapitate a turkey with an ax the day before Thanksgiving. Nowadays the expense of hiring… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
Literary characters, like my grandmother's apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable… — Isabel Allende 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
I hear people say all the time, "I'm not really religious, but I consider myself spiritual." I definitely have always been spiritual,… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
My father's mother was from Liverpool and she had this very beautiful English china. I only wanted to drink my cocoa out… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
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