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My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.

~Clare Bowen

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My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

~Clarence Thomas

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I'm pretty money savvy. My dad made me read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' when I was 12 - this investing book about how to manage your money and be smart. So I'm kind of like a grandmother.

~Cobie Smulders

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It was my grandmother who raised me and guided me.

~Coco Martin

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My grandmother was a minister as well, which was not that common in the 1930s.

~Colin Firth

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People love talking about writers as storytellers, but I hate being called that: it suggests I got it from my grandmother or something, when my writing really comes out of silence. If a storyteller came up to me, I'd run away.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: About Away Being Came Got Grandmother Hate Love Me Out People Really Run Silence Something Storyteller Storytellers Talking Up Writers Writing

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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.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Ask Corner Death Did Extension Going Grandmother Hope Just Like Me Pursue Reach Sit Strong Waiting

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I just remembered songs my grandmother taught me, and songs that I learned for the recordings. But, then I learned to speak Italian. When I was there, I hired a professor who stayed with me 24 hours a day. She wouldn't let me speak a word of English.

~Connie Francis

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Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Able Adventure Always Climbing Enjoy Frivolous Get Get A Real Gift Going Grandmother Job Me Motivation Now People Pretty Real Real Job Said Share She Thing Wondered

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My grandmother is a huge Hawkeyes fan, so I, by proxy, have to be one. I'm more of a professional sports fan, and I've never been a huge college fan, but because of my grandmother, I've gotten into a lot of really good Hawkeye games. So, because I'm a good grandson, I'm a Hawkeye fan.

~Corey Taylor

Topics: Because Been College Fan Games Good Gotten Grandmother Grandson Huge Lot More Never Professional Really Sports Sports Fan

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