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During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to go, like my grandfather, uncles and others who left for America, Egypt, Australia, Cuba.

~Amin Maalouf

Topics: America Australia Began Cuba Egypt Go Grandfather Idea Lebanon Left Like Might Moving Others Realise Then Uncles Unthinkable Who Youth

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I was Everett LeRoi Jones. My grandfather's name was Everett.

~Amiri Baraka

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My father's family hails from Banaras. My grandfather taught mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, home to one of the great jyotirlings, the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Also Dedicated Family Father Grandfather Great Hindu Home Lord Mathematics Taught Temple University

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Fortunately, I grew up in a traditional family where questioning was encouraged, particularly by my pandit grandfather. We are all voracious readers, seeking knowledge. I learn a lot from discussions with my wife, siblings and parents.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Discussions Encouraged Family Fortunately Grandfather Grew Knowledge Learn Lot Parents Particularly Questioning Readers Seeking Sibling Traditional Traditional Family Up Voracious Where Wife

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Charlie Crist has gone through his entire political life with one stump speech - his grandfather polishing shoes.

~Ana Navarro

Topics: Charlie Entire Gone Grandfather His Life Political Political Life Shoes Speech Stump Through

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My dad grew up really poor in Mississippi. I paid attention to that because I thought that's a healthier thing to pay attention to than, like, some statue of a great-great-great grandfather who has no connection to my life.

~Anderson Cooper

Topics: Attention Because Connection Dad Grandfather Grew Healthier Life Like Mississippi My Life No Connection Paid Pay Pay Attention Poor Really Some Statue Than Thing Thought Up Who

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My mom was born in Korea - Seoul, Korea, during the '50s, '51. She was abandoned; her and my uncle were abandoned. My grandfather was a Seabee and adopted my mom and my uncle, and brought them to Compton in the '50s. That's where she was raised.

~Anderson Paak

Topics: Abandoned Adopted Born Brought Grandfather Her Korea Mom Raised She Them Uncle Were Where

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As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

~Andrew Cuomo

Topics: Flies Get Grandfather Honey More Right Say Sicilian Than Used Vinegar You

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My grandfather was a very elegant individual. My father also. He was a lawyer and farmer in Cuba. In Miami, he had to go to work wherever he could. But whenever it was time to go out, you saw how they cared for how they looked.

~Andy Garcia

Topics: Also Cared Could Cuba Elegant Farmer Father Go Grandfather Had He How Individual Lawyer Looked Miami Out Saw Time Very Whenever Wherever Work You

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I used to just daydream all the time about being in movies, from the age of, like, four onwards. I would sit down and watch movies with my father and my grandfather, and always pretended that I was in the stories.

~Aneurin Barnard

Topics: About Age Always Being Daydream Down Father Four Grandfather Just Like Movies Pretended Sit Stories Time Used Watch Would

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