#grand

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#after #bbc #been #capable #doctor

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. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#become #begging #father #film #four

My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#brooklyn #grandfather #navy #uncle #worked

Elephants and grandchildren never forget. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#forget #grandchildren #never #never forget

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#deal #everything #expectations #going #grand

The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. ↗

— Roger Nash Baldwin

#deed #grandest #intention #smallest #than

It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to. ↗

— Herman Cain

#grandkids #herman #lot #me #people

My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from. ↗

— Wyclef Jean

#come #dealt #eyes #grandfather #i

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. ↗

— Gertrude Jekyll

#above #careful #entire #garden #grand

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#go #grandfather #i #inspired #me