#grandmother

My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres. ↗

— Carol Burnett

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My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. ↗

— Carol Burnett

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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. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

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My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

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My mother came here to New York. She and my grandmother were domestics, cooking, cleaning for other people. ↗

— David Dinkins

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I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes. ↗

— George Eads

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I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother. ↗

— Bob Edwards

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My grandmother was a minister as well, which was not that common in the 1930s. ↗

— Colin Firth

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My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences. ↗

— Cassandra Wilson

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Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it. ↗

— Jeff Foxworthy

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