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Grandfather Quotes

My brothers and I grew up on stories about our grandfather building one-room schoolhouses and about our grandparents’ courtship and their early lives together in Indian Territory Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a modern business environment and did not experience the kind of prejudice that my mother and grandfather experienced Picture Quote #1

Every business decision I ever made I learned from my grandfather Papa Sam. He moved here from Russia when he was a boy. He worked his way up selling newspapers and ladies’ handbags, and eventually, he became Cadillac Sam, one of the biggest car dealers in Chicago Picture Quote #1

I give my grandfather, Dr Harold Young, a forestry Professor at the University of Maine, full credit for my career path. He pioneered the use of aerial photography in forestry in the 1950s, and we think he worked as a spy for the CIA during the Cold War, mapping Russian installations Picture Quote #1

Mobile is a seaport town, and we ate a lot of seafood. We’d go fishing, we’d catch our fish and we’d eat our fish. It was a ritual on Saturday morning for all my family - my grandfather, my brothers, my uncles, my father - to go fishing, and then the ladies of the family would clean the fish and fry them up Picture Quote #1

I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn’t make it clear Picture Quote #1

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When people say ‘Charlie Chaplin’ I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk - I don’t think of an old man who was my grandfather Picture Quote #1

The family on my mom’s side, their whole business is inventing and pitching stuff. My grandfather is in infomercials. He’s a pitchman, so if you’re ever watching TV late at night, you’ll probably see him pitching knives. My great-grandfather also invented the plastic cheese grater Picture Quote #1

From my earliest memories, I loved the farm. My grandfather was a charter subscriber to Rodale’s Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine and had a huge, well kept garden with an octagonal chicken house in the corner Picture Quote #1

My childhood memories of my grandparents are of a wonderful, complementary couple. While my grandfather had a spirited, humorous personality, my grandmother is gentle and poised Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Skaneateles, a small town in New York’s Finger Lakes region, where parts of my family have lived for five generations. I can walk the streets there and point out my father’s childhood home, the houses my grandfather built, the farm where my great-great-uncle worked after he emigrated from England in the 1880s Picture Quote #1

My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in my life were my grandfather, in whose house I lived during the first 10 years of my childhood, and later my stepfather Picture Quote #1

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My parents and my grandfather on my mom’s side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played Picture Quote #1

My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad’s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path Picture Quote #1

Money can add very much to one’s ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing Picture Quote #1

Several years ago, I was creating a Christmas present for the family, a self-published cookbook featuring recipes my grandmother had collected and created over decades. While interviewing her for the biographical section, she began to talk about her courtship with my late grandfather Picture Quote #1

I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life Picture Quote #1

When I talk to entrepreneurs today, I feel like the grandfather who was in the Civil War Picture Quote #1

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There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty. Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with Picture Quote #1

My grandfather invented the cold air balloon... But it never really took off Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Oregon, where as a teenager I worked with my grandfather Axel on his I shing boat at the mouth of the Columbia River Picture Quote #1

You come on as a guest. You don’t get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather Picture Quote #1

I come from Surajpur, a valley in Himachal Pradesh near Manali that is named after my great grandfather Sarju Singh Ranaut Picture Quote #1

I’ve always loved 3D. In fact, as a kid, I was exposed to 3D at an early age because my grandfather was a specialist of 3D in cinematheques. And then my cousin put it in ‘Science of Sleep’ with toilet paper tube cities. But he was a specialist and I always wanted to do something in 3D Picture Quote #1

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My grandfather was hit over the head by a crane boom in Seattle. Some of the family claimed he was never a violent, crazy person before that. Some say he was. It depends who you believe Picture Quote #1

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I’ve always been surrounded by creative people Picture Quote #1

My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don’t know. Probably died Picture Quote #1

I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children`s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. ... Johnny Cash will, like Will Rogers, stand forever as a symbol of intelligence, creativity, compassion and common sense Picture Quote #1

I started writing after the death of my grandfather - memories, poems, etc. It was very personal; for years I did not share my writing with anyone Picture Quote #1

As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from their home Picture Quote #1

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My brothers and I grew up on stories about our grandfather building one-room schoolhouses and about our grandparents’ courtship and their early lives together in Indian Territory. (Grandfather Quotes) I grew up in a modern business environment and did not experience the kind of prejudice that my mother and grandfather experienced. (Grandfather Quotes) Every business decision I ever made I learned from my grandfather Papa Sam. He moved here from Russia when he was a boy. He worked his way up selling newspapers and ladies’ handbags, and eventually, he became Cadillac Sam, one of the biggest car dealers in Chicago. (Grandfather Quotes) I give my grandfather, Dr Harold Young, a forestry Professor at the University of Maine, full credit for my career path. He pioneered the use of aerial photography in forestry in the 1950s, and we think he worked as a spy for the CIA during the Cold War, mapping Russian installations. (Grandfather Quotes) Mobile is a seaport town, and we ate a lot of seafood. We’d go fishing, we’d catch our fish and we’d eat our fish. It was a ritual on Saturday morning for all my family - my grandfather, my brothers, my uncles, my father - to go fishing, and then the ladies of the family would clean the fish and fry them up. (Grandfather Quotes) I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn’t make it clear. (Grandfather Quotes) When people say ‘Charlie Chaplin’ I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk - I don’t think of an old man who was my grandfather. (Grandfather Quotes) The family on my mom’s side, their whole business is inventing and pitching stuff. My grandfather is in infomercials. He’s a pitchman, so if you’re ever watching TV late at night, you’ll probably see him pitching knives. My great-grandfather also invented the plastic cheese grater. (Grandfather Quotes) From my earliest memories, I loved the farm. My grandfather was a charter subscriber to Rodale’s Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine and had a huge, well kept garden with an octagonal chicken house in the corner. (Grandfather Quotes) My childhood memories of my grandparents are of a wonderful, complementary couple. While my grandfather had a spirited, humorous personality, my grandmother is gentle and poised. (Grandfather Quotes) I grew up in Skaneateles, a small town in New York’s Finger Lakes region, where parts of my family have lived for five generations. I can walk the streets there and point out my father’s childhood home, the houses my grandfather built, the farm where my great-great-uncle worked after he emigrated from England in the 1880s. (Grandfather Quotes) My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in my life were my grandfather, in whose house I lived during the first 10 years of my childhood, and later my stepfather. (Grandfather Quotes) My parents and my grandfather on my mom’s side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played. (Grandfather Quotes) My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad’s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path. (Grandfather Quotes) Money can add very much to one’s ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing. (Grandfather Quotes) Several years ago, I was creating a Christmas present for the family, a self-published cookbook featuring recipes my grandmother had collected and created over decades. While interviewing her for the biographical section, she began to talk about her courtship with my late grandfather. (Grandfather Quotes) I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life. (Grandfather Quotes) When I talk to entrepreneurs today, I feel like the grandfather who was in the Civil War (Grandfather Quotes) There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty. Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with. (Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather invented the cold air balloon... But it never really took off. (Grandfather Quotes) I grew up in Oregon, where as a teenager I worked with my grandfather Axel on his I shing boat at the mouth of the Columbia River. (Grandfather Quotes) You come on as a guest. You don’t get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather. (Grandfather Quotes) I come from Surajpur, a valley in Himachal Pradesh near Manali that is named after my great grandfather Sarju Singh Ranaut. (Grandfather Quotes) I’ve always loved 3D. In fact, as a kid, I was exposed to 3D at an early age because my grandfather was a specialist of 3D in cinematheques. And then my cousin put it in ‘Science of Sleep’ with toilet paper tube cities. But he was a specialist and I always wanted to do something in 3D. (Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was hit over the head by a crane boom in Seattle. Some of the family claimed he was never a violent, crazy person before that. Some say he was. It depends who you believe. (Grandfather Quotes) My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I’ve always been surrounded by creative people. (Grandfather Quotes) My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don’t know. Probably died. (Grandfather Quotes) I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children`s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. ... Johnny Cash will, like Will Rogers, stand forever as a symbol of intelligence, creativity, compassion and common sense. (Grandfather Quotes) I started writing after the death of my grandfather - memories, poems, etc. It was very personal; for years I did not share my writing with anyone. (Grandfather Quotes) As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from their home. (Grandfather Quotes)

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