#grand

When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. ↗

— Gavin DeGraw

#adopting #died #grandfather #great #hands

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#day #even now #five #grandmother #hell

I guess I had it made. My mother gave me advice - she taught me that women like to be looked in the eye - and my grandmother gave me condoms. ↗

— Usher

#condoms #eye #gave #grandmother #guess

Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over the years. And now, I'll be adding a little bit of a lighter touch to some of these wonderful dishes. ↗

— Paula Deen

#bit #continue #course #dishes #family

It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.' ↗

— Mos Def

#apple #bad #based #bunch #cast

The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#amazing #any #auto #because #before

However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry. ↗

— Bob Filner

#alone #children #control #dealing #educator

My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it. ↗

— Dan Fogelberg

#dancing #first #gave #grandfather #guitar

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for which they stand. ↗

— James Thomson

#life #may #pictures #stand #statues

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#becomes #grandmother #i #i am #i think