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My Grandfather Quotes

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I think about my grandfather who’s 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket  (My Grandfather Quotes) When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it  (My Grandfather Quotes) 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  (My Grandfather Quotes) My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others  (My Grandfather Quotes) 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  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things  (My Grandfather Quotes) I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being  (My Grandfather Quotes) Satyagraha is the pursuit of truth. My grandfather believed that truth should be the cornerstone of everybody’s life and that we must dedicate our lives to pursuing truth, to finding out the truth in our lives. And so his entire philosophy was the philosophy of life. It was not just a philosophy for conflict resolution, but something that we have to imbibe in our life and live it all the time so that we can improve and become better human beings  (My Grandfather Quotes) While it is a very hard and sometimes very cruel profession, my love for the bike remains as strong now as it was in the days when I first discovered it. I am convinced that long after I have stopped riding as a professional I will be riding my bicycle. I never want to abandon my bike. I see my grandfather, now in his seventies and riding around everywhere. To me that is beautiful. And the bike must always remain a part of my life  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather’s a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice. One day, he took me aside and left me there  (My Grandfather Quotes) Mission 31 pays homage to my grandfather’s work and all aquanauts who have since followed his lead in the name of ocean exploration  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather always said a sudden shiver meant someone had just stepped on the spot where your grave would be  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather was a giant of a man... When he walked, the earth shook. When he laughed, the birds fell out of the trees. His hair caught fire from the sun. His eyes were patches of sky  (My Grandfather Quotes) Growing up, I thought my grandfather was dead. Later, I learned he was alive, but my family pretended he didn’t exist because of the terrible way he’d abused my grandmother and my mother. He did things like shave my grandmother’s head and lock her in a closet. With my mother’s help, my grandmother finally left him  (My Grandfather Quotes) I never want to abandon my bike. I see my grandfather, now in his seventies and riding around everywhere. To me that is beautiful. And the bike must always remain a part of my life  (My Grandfather Quotes) My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies  (My Grandfather Quotes) I come from a blue collar family, but my personal life isn’t. I didn’t get the gene that my grandfather had in spades. He was a local hero. Built the church that I went to. Built the house I grew up in. Steamfitter, pipefitter, electrician, mechanic and plumber. I wanted to do those things. But it just didn’t come easy  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing  (My Grandfather Quotes) A story must be told in such a way that it constitutes help in itself. My grandfather was lame. Once they asked him to tell a story about his teacher. And he related how his teacher used to hop and dance while he prayed. My grandfather rose as he spoke, and he was so swept away by his story that he began to hop and dance to show how the master had done. From that hour he was cured of his lameness. That’s how to tell a story  (My Grandfather Quotes) I used to help my grandfather on the farm, driving tractors, raising crops and animals. I used to feed some of the baby cows and pigs, and I had to be no older than 7 or 8. Then at about 9 or 10 I started driving tractors. It showed me at an early age what hard work was all about and how dedicated you have to be, no matter what you do  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather built my first hoop. It was a peach basket up against a tree, and we played in the dirt. I couldn’t have been more than 6 when he put it up, and I just started playing  (My Grandfather Quotes) Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather on one side was trained as a cabinetmaker but eventually worked as a coachbuilder and then built cars. I inherited from him a love of cars, but with no technical ability whatsoever, sadly!  (My Grandfather Quotes) My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad’s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path  (My Grandfather Quotes) My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I’ve always been surrounded by creative people  (My Grandfather Quotes) I think there is a heritage which I’m proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice  (My Grandfather Quotes) Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles were smokers. I don’t know any smokers now, not even my mom  (My Grandfather Quotes) My grandfather’s 86 and he’s having a baby. Man, I hope when I’m 86 I can have babies  (My Grandfather Quotes)
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