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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.
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- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I read a lot, but in comparison to my family, it's nothing. I keep telling them, 'I'm the illiterate of the family.' My grandfather used to read five books at a time.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather and my father had wheat ranches, so we had quite a few trucks around and a lot of mules. Talk about horsepower - we had mule power.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I'm driving, I hear I'm a moron. I like being a moron.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Did I collect baseball cards? I've got 10 books full of plastic in my mother's house. All the Upper Decks, the Fleers, the Fleer Ultras. My grandfather brought me to the trade shows. I collected Marvel cards, too.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020