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My grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.'

~Curtis Jackson

Topics: After Agenda Bad Burned Church Experience Go Going Gonna Got Grandfather Grandpa Grandparents Had His Interest Invested Lost Money Option Own Pastor Stay Themselves Through

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I grew up in Haughton, Louisiana. I go to my white grandparents' house, and then I cross the railroad tracks and hang out with my black grandma. We have English teachers on my white side. My grandpa is a principal. And then you go to the other side, and people have been in jail.

~Dak Prescott

Topics: Been Black Cross English Go Grandma Grandpa Grandparents Grew Hang House Jail Louisiana Other Out People Principal Railroad Side Teachers Then Tracks Up White You

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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.

~Dakota Fanning

Topics: Ability Athletic Being Could Forced Grandparents Had Natural Parents Play Player Pretend Realised Sure Tennis Tennis Player Wanted Well

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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts. I really did have to walk home six miles through the snow, like your grandparents used to complain.

~Dan Aykroyd

Topics: Canada Complain Did Edge Grandparents Grew Home Like Miles National National Park Park Really Six Snow Through Up Used Walk Your

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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.

~Dan Buettner

Topics: Grandparents Healthier Home Kids

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None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.

~Dan Buettner

Topics: Before Exactly Family Family And Friends Friends Grandparents Iron Live None People Pumped Ran Surrounded Them

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People my age, we would hear from our parents and grandparents who were raised in Detroit about how great this city was from 1900 to the '60s.

~Dan Gilbert

Topics: About Age City Detroit Grandparents Great Hear How Our Parents People Raised Were Who Would

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I had immigrant grandparents who came to this country and came for religious freedom and loved it, never made any money, Bronx, Brooklyn, but loved America. And they told me every day it's the greatest country in the world.

~Dan Rosensweig

Topics: America Any Bronx Brooklyn Came Country Day Every Every Day Freedom Grandparents Greatest Greatest Country Had Immigrant Loved Made Me Money Never Religious Religious Freedom Who World

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The life my grandparents had was thoroughly American. They built a small ranch into a huge operation and fulfilled my great-grandparents' dreams. Theirs was... a simpler time of contentment and patriotism.

~Dana Perino

Topics: American Built Contentment Dreams Fulfilled Grandparents Had Huge Life Operation Patriotism Ranch Simpler Small Thoroughly Time

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I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Bar Bottom Christmas Family Grandparents Grew Had Idea Jewish Judaism Louis Names Our Reform Skirt St. Louis Tree Up

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