Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nicole Holofcener

My grandma has said many of the things her character says. But she was much nicer! I made her meaner for dramatic purposes.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.

Mort Kondracke

I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in a world dominated by the People's Republic. China is simply inexorable in its pursuit of wealth, growth and power. It cares little about human rights, democracy, labor protections, fair trade rules or the environment. It is relentless in advancing its national interests.

Miranda Kerr

I grew up sitting beside my grandmother playing the piano and singing.

Miranda Kerr

I spent my childhood outdoors on my grandparents' farm. I learned to ride a motorbike when I was about six, a little PeeWee 50. I'd climb trees - there was a big weeping willow.

John Wright

A grandma is old on the outside and young on the inside.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be prepared for the 2006 US Grand Prix.

Narain Karthikeyan

A grand prix would help improve our image.

These are not investments for the grandma and grandpa set,

These guys, in their right mind, wouldn't want to rob grandma or steal from their kids.

Joy Page

This is a grand test for our souls; can we remember and keep the soul-truth - no matter what our lives seem to be telling us? The truth that we are powerful, worthy and love - no matter what!

Petra Stunt

My grandmother worked on a fruit and vegetable market stall.

Penn Jillette

My parents were teetotalers and my grandparents were - it's all the way back. It's New English puritanical tradition.

Marjane Satrapi

I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots.' She was right.

Maureen Forrester

I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20.

Maya Angelou

My grandmother told me that every good thing I do helps some human being in the world. I believed her 50 years ago and still do.

Maya Angelou

I've always written. There's a journal which I kept from about 9 years old. The man who gave it to me lived across the street from the store and kept it when my grandmother's papers were destroyed. I'd written some essays. I loved poetry, still do. But I really, really loved it then.

Jonathan Turley

As a practical matter, prosecutors don't go to grand juries for a misdemeanor.

Powder Ridge is going to be open when your grand kids are around.

David Keene

The one big strategic error - which was a political error and an economic error of grand proportions - was the prescription drug bill.

The Monaco Grand Prix is in May right around the time of Cannes.

As you can imagine it's not a nice thing when you know 16 grand is looming.

About noon we made another water pocket in the lava rocks about a mile from the Grand Chasm.

Absolutely. To win here with the great memories I have of Grand Rapids is really special.

Chad Cordero

A lot more people notice me. I was at the MGM Grand and someone noticed me out there. It was kind of weird.

It's very different to the Grand Final, and it's 20 years since Hull were in the final, so it has all the ingredients for a great day-out.

For hockey players, the ice is their grand piano, their Stradivarius.

There was not a grand plan in the beginning. When this all started, we hadn't been there very long.

This is going to be a grand experiment.

Francois Hollande

This is an unquestionable retreat. It is a grand success for the young and an impressive victory for the unity of the unions.

Lorenzo Snow

This is the grand means that the Lord has provided for us, that we may know the light, and not be groveling continually in the dark.

S. I. Hayakawa

The last thing a scientist would do is cling to a map because he inherited it from his grandfather, or because it was used by George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.

Romany Malco

I had a grandmother who would always encourage me to learn about theater and film.