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My grandfather was dying, and told the family he had decided to die... At that moment I wanted so badly to write and tell him that he was never going to die, that somehow he would always be present in my life, because he had a theory that death didn’t exist, only forgetfulness did. He believed that if you can keep people in your memory, they will live forever. That’s what he did with my grandmother  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value  (My Grandmother Quotes) Maybe it’s because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe I’m frightened deep down. But then I also feel there is no real need. why do I need to get married? To reassure me? No I don’t need reassurance  (My Grandmother Quotes) I’m a very traditional person. The tattoos are about my grandmother dying and they tell the story about my mother and father, my brothers and my sister, my kids. It’s pretty much a family tree on my arm with my life in football too  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters  (My Grandmother Quotes) I don’t sit in the corner waiting for death: death has to pursue me. I’m going strong. I hope to reach 100 and ask for an extension, just like my grandmother did  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother used to say before you moan about the muck on someone else’s glasses make sure you’re not on about the muck on your own her glasses were filthy  (My Grandmother Quotes) My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on a pop record, they would tell me to turn it off, so I only listen to classical  (My Grandmother Quotes) Living with my grandmother in Bath, I sort of thought I was living in the 19th century. My grandmother was someone who, in a way, was rather defiantly trying to live a pre-World War I existence  (My Grandmother Quotes) I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word  (My Grandmother Quotes) My identity is linked to my grandmother, who’s pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that’s how I identify  (My Grandmother Quotes) My worst hair experience was when I was trying to relax my hair and my grandmother did it. It went all straight and I looked like a black Bee Gee  (My Grandmother Quotes) I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, ‘I think I should get a job.’ She said, ‘No, just keep boxing.’  (My Grandmother Quotes) I think about how best to live my grandmother’s twin mantras that ‘Life is not a dress rehearsal’ and ‘Life is not about what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you  (My Grandmother Quotes) It’s funny because the most sane women I’ve ever met are my mom and my grandmothers. I think you have to be incredibly sane and self-aware to function in relatively insane environments  (My Grandmother Quotes) When I look in the mirror, I don’t see my Dad, I see my grandmother. For a while it was my mother looking back at me. If only it was my Dad  (My Grandmother Quotes) To my mother, I was everything. To my father, nothing at all. To my grandmother, I was a daily reminder of loves long lost  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father’s side  (My Grandmother Quotes) My hero among heroes is my grandmother, she’s the epitome of strength and I try to mock that strength all the time. She’s a beast  (My Grandmother Quotes) I grew up in church. My mom’s a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God  (My Grandmother Quotes) I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother  (My Grandmother Quotes) I’d love to own a bakery at some point. My grandmother could help me run it - she is an amazing baker! I’d also love to do a cookbook  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother always taught me, ‘If you don’t have a home, family, and church, you don’t have anything  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my daughter was a teacher and is now a superintendent in northern California, and my son-in-law is a high school principal. I am surrounded  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother was, back when they called them ‘stewardesses,’ a flight attendant. I actually had a ball wearing that little uniform and making sure everything was under control  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother was very important to me. She gave me my religious education. She gave me a sense of the female side of Judaism, of the rich store of stories and legends of the women of the schtetl  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother used to babysit us when I was younger, and would always play old-school music. It gets to me. Grandma had some good taste  (My Grandmother Quotes) My grandmother taught me, you believe in a politician, you get out there and work for them. So, that`s what I`ve been doing  (My Grandmother Quotes)
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