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- Nov 07, 2020
Grandfather Quotes
On the men who shaped a family's history.
These grandfather quotes trace how a household's values and even its trade can pass down a generation, from teaching lineages to a seafarer who kept running his home like a ship long after retiring. Readers exploring Family quotes will find the same thread of generational habit running through both.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather criticized me thousands of times, and he gave me a compliment once.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have family in Ponce. It's a shame that my grandfather passed and I wasn't able to be there with him.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything is always grungy in England, no? It's like a little shibboleth of the upper class, wearing something out of your grandfather's trunk.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out.
- Failed
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- Nov 07, 2020
My paternal grandfather was a failed novelist. He stacked boxes of rejected manuscripts in a closet.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather's letters. While leafing through them, I'm saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn't typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I didn't give my grandfather's photography a second thought. I wasn't involved in his work, except that I helped my dad print his negatives.
- Grandmother
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- Nov 07, 2020