Grandfather Quote by Jarod Kintz

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees…

— Ruskin Bond

“A spanking with a tree branch, now that’s slapstick.”

— Jarod Kintz

“If trees had love, instead of leaves, I’d gladly rake you into a pile on my lawn and fall into you.”

— Jarod Kintz

“I planted a tree. You’d think my neighbors would be happy for the shade it would provide them, but no, they said I planted…

— Jarod Kintz

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to…

— Ashton Holmes

When we lived in a society where we had large families that lived together, especially in agricultural societies like my grandfather and father grew…

— Atul Gawande

I use the phrase 'sibling society' to suggest a culture fundamentally without fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, or ancestors. The thinking is horizontal.

— Robert Bly

“Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to…

— Michael Chabon

I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice.…

— George Papandreou

“The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.”

— Cristina García

I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his…

— King Hussein I

Grandfather / advised me: / Learn a trade / I learned / to sit at desk / and condense / No layoff / from this / condensery.

— Lorine Niedecker