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My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to bring about positive results. When I was just a little guy, anytime I came to my grandmother and said I wish for this or that, Grandma would say, 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.'

~Bobby Knight

Topics: About Anytime Beggars Bring Came Dad First Gave Grandma Grandmother Guy Horses Just Little Look Me Negative Person Positive Positive Results Quiet Results Ride Said Say Thinking Tough Unbelievably Very Were Wish Wishes Would I Wish I Came

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My grandmother, in her retirement home, actually has a picture of me from 'Star' magazine on their fashion police list. I think that's hilarious, but if Grandma approves, then I feel like I am all good.

~Brad Goreski

Topics: Actually Am Approve Fashion Feel Good Grandma Grandmother Her Hilarious Home Like List Magazine Me Picture Police Retirement Star Then Think I Think I Am I Feel I Feel Like

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I seriously love to cook... My grandmother was an amazing cook. As a kid I used to help her make handmade pasta, Cavatelli and Ravioli. It was one of my favorite things to do. I love the idea of making whatever is in the fridge into something.

~Bradley Cooper

Topics: Amazing Cook Favorite Favorite Things Fridge Grandmother Handmade Help Her Idea Kid Love Make Making Pasta Seriously Something Things Used Whatever I Love

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I spent summers with my mother's parents in Arkansas, where religion felt very present. My grandmother was Baptist, and my grandfather was Methodist. Double Southern whammy.

~Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Topics: Arkansas Baptist Double Felt Grandfather Grandmother Methodist Mother Parents Present Religion Southern Spent Summers Very Where

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My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for.

~Brenda Strong

Topics: Beasts Becomes Daughter Farmers Fight Grandfather Grandmother Grounded Inherent Knowing Land Man Material Nature Only Pioneers Powerful Profit Real System Things Those Understanding Value Value System Were Worked You

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My mom started an air-freight company; my grandmother built a golf course. I have a certain degree of entrepreneurial risk-taking in my family history. Maybe that eventually rubbed off on me a little bit.

~Brian Acton

Topics: Bit Built Certain Certain Degree Company Course Degree Entrepreneurial Eventually Family Family History Golf Golf Course Grandmother History Little Little Bit Maybe Me Mom Off Risk-Taking Started

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We need to work our level best in this legislative session to help grow Montana's economy, so that grandchildren can stay in Montana, grandchildren can visit their grandmother and grandfather by driving across town, not flying across the country.

~Brian Schweitzer

Topics: Across Best Country Driving Economy Flying Grandchildren Grandfather Grandmother Grow Help Legislative Level Montana Need Our Session Stay Town Visit Work

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I had a very close relationship with my grandmother. She actually helped raise me.

~Brina Palencia

Topics: Actually Close Close Relationship Grandmother Had Helped Me Raise Relationship She Very

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For my grandmother's generation, the big invention was cake mix; for our moms, it was the microwave, and for me, it's the iPhone. And that's enabled us to do so many different things more efficiently at home.

~Brit Morin

Topics: Big Cake Different Different Things Efficiently Generation Grandmother Home Invention Iphone Many Me Microwave Mix Moms More Our So Many Different Things Things Us

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My grandmother raised me for a good portion of my life. She moved to Los Angeles with me to be an actor, so I've always had a connection with an older generation.

~Britt Robertson

Topics: Actor Always Angeles Connection Generation Good Grandmother Had Life Los Los Angeles Me Moved My Life Older Older Generation Portion Raised She

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