#grandfather

I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today. ↗

— Georgios A. Papandreou

#becoming #country #dictatorship #during #family

Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!' ↗

— Emo Philips

#grandfather #last #remember #said #truck

I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like? ↗

— Brad Pitt

#grandfather #grandparents #i #like #movie

I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors started a very dangerous gunpowder business in 1802, and my great- grandfather and his father were both killed in gunpowder explosions. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#ancestors #been #both #business #come

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

— Dave Van Ronk

#brooklyn #grandfather #navy #uncle #worked

My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#comedians #country #country club #grandfather #group

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

My grandfather had two boys, my uncle had three boys, my dad had me and my two brothers, each of my brothers have had two boys. Then something happened with the chromosomal experiment and suddenly I've got three girls. ↗

— Greg Kinnear

#dad #each #experiment #got #grandfather

As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes along with premature births and birth defects. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

#apprehension #birth #births #defects #entering

In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify. ↗

— Rand Paul

#american #board #decision #formed #grandfather