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My Grandfather Quotes

I’d like to credit my speed to my grandfather. But he was also a quiet player. He didn’t talk much. He just went out there on the field and did his own thing Picture Quote #1

Thanks to the gods I didn’t spend much time while growing up with my grandfather’s mistress and preserved the flower of my youth, waiting for the proper time to demonstrate my virility Picture Quote #1

My grandfather and my father disagreed about music, not least of all because my dad wanted to improvise. It wasn’t just that he wanted to play different music; it was just that he came off the dots Picture Quote #1

I shared a room with my parents until I was 7, and I lived with my uncles and aunts and my cousins and my grandfather... so the house was always full of people Picture Quote #1

My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad Picture Quote #1

No matter what ailed you, a small glass of schnapps would take care of it at once. This particular remedy was so good my grandfather would frequently take the cure even before there was anything wrong with him Picture Quote #1

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That is one of the first things my family, my mother and my grandfather, had taught me about acting: Use your eyes! Not being able to do that physical aspect of it, and having to put it all into your voice? That was a little bit of a challenge Picture Quote #1

My grandfather is hard of hearing. He needs to read lips. I don’tmind him reading lips, but he uses one of those yellow highlighters Picture Quote #1

Three of my children are medical doctors; they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don’t know much more about soul than he did Picture Quote #1

Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I’ve actually been able to make some money at a racetrack Picture Quote #1

My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books Picture Quote #1

We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed Picture Quote #1

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My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors Picture Quote #1

When you’re all singing together, it brings things together. I know the songs that my grandfather and my father sang Picture Quote #1

From my grandfather’s father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent Picture Quote #1

If I’d been born in my grandfather’s time, I’d have made my grandfather’s mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don’t want to make my grandfather’s mistakes today Picture Quote #1

My mother’s blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father Picture Quote #1

I’m luckier than my grandfather, who didn’t move more than five miles from the village in which he was born Picture Quote #1

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I miss my father. I miss my grandfather. I miss my home. And I miss my mother. But the thing is, for almost three years, I managed not to miss any of them. And then I spent that one day with that one girl. One day... It was like she gave me her whole self, and somehow as a result, I gave her more of myself than I even realized there was to give. But then she was gone. And only after I’d been filled up by her, by that day, did I understand how empty I really was Picture Quote #1

My grandfather was dying, and told the family he had decided to die... At that moment I wanted so badly to write and tell him that he was never going to die, that somehow he would always be present in my life, because he had a theory that death didn’t exist, only forgetfulness did. He believed that if you can keep people in your memory, they will live forever. That’s what he did with my grandmother Picture Quote #1

Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there Picture Quote #1

My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It’s a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack Picture Quote #1

I’ve been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather’s farm where we didn’t know about black widow spiders or all that stuff. But writing about that is so easy Picture Quote #1

My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. and now it’s kind of become a way of life for me Picture Quote #1

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My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters Picture Quote #1

When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good Picture Quote #1

The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen Picture Quote #1

My father’s work is rather mysterious, not much said, and my grandfather’s is robust, bursting off the walls Picture Quote #1

My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather’s old house and even wore some of his clothes Picture Quote #1

I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner’s in each house. I read those books all the time Picture Quote #1

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I’d like to credit my speed to my grandfather. But he was also a quiet player. He didn’t talk much. He just went out there on the field and did his own thing (My Grandfather Quotes) Thanks to the gods I didn’t spend much time while growing up with my grandfather’s mistress and preserved the flower of my youth, waiting for the proper time to demonstrate my virility (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather and my father disagreed about music, not least of all because my dad wanted to improvise. It wasn’t just that he wanted to play different music; it was just that he came off the dots (My Grandfather Quotes) I shared a room with my parents until I was 7, and I lived with my uncles and aunts and my cousins and my grandfather... so the house was always full of people (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad (My Grandfather Quotes) No matter what ailed you, a small glass of schnapps would take care of it at once. This particular remedy was so good my grandfather would frequently take the cure even before there was anything wrong with him (My Grandfather Quotes) That is one of the first things my family, my mother and my grandfather, had taught me about acting: Use your eyes! Not being able to do that physical aspect of it, and having to put it all into your voice? That was a little bit of a challenge (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather is hard of hearing. He needs to read lips. I don’tmind him reading lips, but he uses one of those yellow highlighters (My Grandfather Quotes) Three of my children are medical doctors; they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don’t know much more about soul than he did (My Grandfather Quotes) Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I’ve actually been able to make some money at a racetrack (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books (My Grandfather Quotes) We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors (My Grandfather Quotes) When you’re all singing together, it brings things together. I know the songs that my grandfather and my father sang (My Grandfather Quotes) From my grandfather’s father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent (My Grandfather Quotes) If I’d been born in my grandfather’s time, I’d have made my grandfather’s mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don’t want to make my grandfather’s mistakes today (My Grandfather Quotes) My mother’s blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father (My Grandfather Quotes) I’m luckier than my grandfather, who didn’t move more than five miles from the village in which he was born (My Grandfather Quotes) I miss my father. I miss my grandfather. I miss my home. And I miss my mother. But the thing is, for almost three years, I managed not to miss any of them. And then I spent that one day with that one girl. One day... It was like she gave me her whole self, and somehow as a result, I gave her more of myself than I even realized there was to give. But then she was gone. And only after I’d been filled up by her, by that day, did I understand how empty I really was (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was dying, and told the family he had decided to die... At that moment I wanted so badly to write and tell him that he was never going to die, that somehow he would always be present in my life, because he had a theory that death didn’t exist, only forgetfulness did. He believed that if you can keep people in your memory, they will live forever. That’s what he did with my grandmother (My Grandfather Quotes) Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It’s a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack (My Grandfather Quotes) I’ve been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather’s farm where we didn’t know about black widow spiders or all that stuff. But writing about that is so easy (My Grandfather Quotes) My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. and now it’s kind of become a way of life for me (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters (My Grandfather Quotes) When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good (My Grandfather Quotes) The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen (My Grandfather Quotes) My father’s work is rather mysterious, not much said, and my grandfather’s is robust, bursting off the walls (My Grandfather Quotes) My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather’s old house and even wore some of his clothes (My Grandfather Quotes) I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner’s in each house. I read those books all the time (My Grandfather Quotes)

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