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My brothers and I grew up on stories about our grandfather building one-room schoolhouses and about our grandparents' courtship and their early lives together in Indian Territory.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: About Brothers Building Courtship Early Grandfather Grandparents Grew Indian Lives Our Stories Territory Together Up

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My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of jazz and swing music, actually, growing up.

~Ella Henderson

Topics: Actually Grandfather Growing Growing Up He Influence Jazz Lot Massive Me Music Play Records Swing Up Would

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My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States.

~Emanuel Celler

Topics: Find Freedom Germany Grandfather Had Political Political Freedom States United United States

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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

Topics: Catholic Crossing Followed Girl Grandfather Grandmother Had He Immigrants Jewish Met Never Over Overboard Save Ship Sink Started States United United States

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I come from a family of actors. My grandfather was like a Laurence Olivier with the Comedie Francaise. Since I was four I went every week to the Comedie Francaise. My aunt and grandmother were there, but my grandfather was a big star.

~Emmanuelle Seigner

Topics: Actor Aunt Big Big Star Come Every Family Four Grandfather Grandmother Laurence Like Since Star Week Were

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My father is Emmit and my grandfather is Emmit, but I wanted something extra so I could separate my Emmitt from the rest of them. Even though on my birth certificate it has one T, I just added the extra T for me.

~Emmitt Smith

Topics: Added Birth Certificate Could Even Extra Father Grandfather Just Me Rest Separate Something Them Though Wanted T

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

~Emo Philips

Topics: Always Grandfather Last Remember Said Truck Who Words

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Most kids just follow the cycle. My grandfather didn't finish high school. My father didn't, and I didn't. But you can break the cycle. You can have a successful marriage and be a good father.

~Eric D. Thomas

Topics: Break Cycle Father Finish Follow Good Good Father Grandfather High High School Just Kids Marriage Most School Successful You

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My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II, and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing pictures of him in uniform.

~Eric Liu

Topics: Air Air Force Chinese Force General Grandfather Grew Hearing Him Nationalist Pictures Pilot Seeing Stories Uniform Up War World World War World War Ii

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All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Aunt Grandfather Living Mother Painted Portraits Too Worked

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