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My grandmother was divorced, and she had 10 children herself. She never finished high school. She started selling lace on the side of the road and then grew that into a multimillion-dollar business - a retail store selling mostly furniture and appliances.

~Ann-Marie Campbell

Topics: Appliances Business Children Divorced Finished Furniture Grandmother Grew Had Herself High High School Lace Mostly Never Retail Road School Selling She Side Started Store Then

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I got a part-time job as a cashier at Home Depot in North Miami Beach on April 1, 1985. I didn't expect to be in retail all my life, but retail was ingrained in me from my grandmother. I enjoyed interacting with people, and I got opportunities.

~Ann-Marie Campbell

Topics: All My Life April Beach Enjoyed Expect Got Grandmother Home Ingrained Interacting Job Life Me Miami My Life North Opportunities Part-Time People Retail

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I'm at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.

~Anne Wojcicki

Topics: Being Coconut Diabetes Drinking Grandmother Had High Higher Little Measures Risk Slightly Started Ton Type Water Which

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I originally got very interested in memory in high school when my grandmother came to live with us. She had been diagnosed with dementia. It was the first time I had heard the word 'Alzheimer's disease.'

~Anthony Doerr

Topics: Alzheimer Been Came Dementia Diagnosed Disease First First Time Got Grandmother Had Heard High High School Interested Live Memory Originally School She Time Us Very Word

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Memory is this one attempt to not be erased by time. And I think that ties back to what I learned watching my grandmother lose her memories is, you know, we are all facing erasure eventually.

~Anthony Doerr

Topics: Attempt Back Erased Eventually Facing Grandmother Her Know Learned Lose Memories Memory Think Ties Time Watching You I Think

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I'm a church boy. I got whuppin's. So I'm afraid at any moment my grandmother could just swing down from heaven with a switch.

~Anthony Hamilton

Topics: Afraid Any Boy Church Could Down Got Grandmother Heaven Just Moment Swing Switch

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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.

~Anthony Minghella

Topics: Been Enormous Fact Formidable Grandmother Huge Huge Influence Influence Life Me My Life Presence Rather Strong Value Very Women

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My grandmother was a huge western fan. She'd have me watch with her. 'Shane,' 'Bonanza,' 'Duel in the Sun,' I saw them all with her. I used to watch them until the TV turned to snow.

~Antoine Fuqua

Topics: Duel Fan Grandmother Her Huge Me Saw She Snow Sun Them Turned Tv Until Used Watch Western

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My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan, which has allowed me to travel to the roots of my ancestors with my father.

~Apolo Ohno

Topics: Allowed Ancestors Came Father Grandmother He Japan Japanese Me Old Only Resides Roots States Still Travel United United States Which Years

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We actually have a small family. It's just my father and I and my grandmother, who lives in Tokyo. I cherish my friendships.

~Apolo Ohno

Topics: Actually Cherish Family Father Friendships Grandmother Just Lives Small Tokyo Who

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