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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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather was Catholic; my grandmother, Jewish. Crossing over from Bavaria, as immigrants to the United States, the ship started to sink. My grandmother jumped overboard. My grandfather followed, to save this girl he had never met.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of jazz and swing music, actually, growing up.
- Life
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Without question, my grandfather's example of public service throughout his life inspired Dad later to run for office himself. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Prescott Bush had plenty of admirers.
- Farm
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I lived summers at my grandparents' farm, haying with my grandfather from 1938 to 1945, my dear grandmother Kate cooked abominably. For noon dinners, we might eat three days of fricasseed chicken from a setting hen that had boiled twelve hours.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Musician
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather is a blues musician.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike - they're both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
- Farmer
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a ranch in Montana, but it's not a real working ranch. I've always liked the outdoors. I come from Texas. My grandfather was a farmer; that's as close as I come.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather was a commander in the Navy. He was very proud of his service, and he lived his entire life as though he was still serving.
- Big Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got deep roots in Kalamazoo, with a grandfather, Harold Allen, who was a big part of Upjohn Co. for many years as the corporate secretary and friends with W. E. Upjohn.
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