Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Louis Gates

The Dominican Republic says 'We're black behind the ears.' And in Mexico, 'there's a black grandma in the closet.' They know, they've just been intermarrying for a long time. But if we did the DNA of everyone in Mexico a whole lot of people would have a whole lot of black in them.

Greg Fitzsimmons

I called my grandmother yesterday. She picks up the phone, 'Oh hello, dear, hold on a second, I just stepped out of the shower. Let me go put some clothes on.' I said, 'Hey Grandma, don't ever tell me you're naked again. Go put a lot of clothes on. Then put some more clothes on. I'm going to sit here and drink and try to forget you naked in my head.' I'll never eat raisins again.

Jemaine Clement

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

Jennifer Hudson

My family always says my voice is a gift—a precious jewel I inherited from my maternal grandma, Julia Kate Hudson. My sister and I used to joke that the 'Kates' in our family got all the talent.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The people talking on their cell phone and following GPS instructions to where grandma's house is saying I don't need space - excuse me, that's how you know where grandma lives, and when to make the left turn.

Sloane Stephens

My favorite food is macaroni and cheese that my grandma makes. My favorite drink has to be Vita Coco coconut water.

Margaret Mead

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.

Mary E. Pearson

I thought grandmothers had to like you. It’s a law or something.

Laini Taylor

I'm going to be the scariest grandma in the world.

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.

John Wright

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

Mitch Albom

Once heaven is done with grandma, we'd like her back, thanks.

Natalia Kills

My grandma told me never, ever, ever to use soap on my face. But I do use lotion.

Kathy Freston

So if you serve a whole chicken to your family like grandma did, you may be serving them 10 times as much fat than the days of yesteryear. That's a whole lotta fat, and big trouble for the waistline.

O. Henry

I've done them ever since I was small; my grandma taught me how.

Jason Stanford

There's the comedian, the grandma and the hairdo. Everyone loves a circus, but at some point someone's going to want a governor.

Lamar Odom

My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.

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.

Jeff Foxworthy

My grandma's the most careful, safe driver in the world. You put her in a rental car, and she's doing doughnuts in the K-Mart parking lot!

Jeff Foxworthy

You might be a redneck if you have to check in the bottom of your shoe for change so you can get Grandma a new plug of tobacco.

Gary Vaynerchuk

The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It's in the blood.

Gore Vidal

Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.

Iyanla Vanzant

My grandma always said, "Trouble is what God uses to prepare you for better things!" If you have trouble in your life, you are in a valley. If you are in a valley, you are being prepared for something bigger, better, greater; something you probably could not handle now.

Gail Devers

My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100.

Janet Evanovich

At the other end of the room, Grandma had the lid up on Larry Lipinski. She was standing one foot on a folding chair, one foot on the edge of the casket, and she was taking pictures with a disposable camera.

Janet Evanovich

Almost everybody I know has died,” Grandma said. “Bunch of wimps.

Janet Evanovich

I always wanted to eat with a Negro,” Grandma said. Yeah, well I always wanted to eat with a boney- assed old white woman,” Lula said. “So I guess this works out good.

Janet Evanovich

Aren't you something," Grandma said. "I never saw a midget up close." "Little person," Briggs said. "And I never saw anyone as old as you up close, either.

Janet Evanovich

You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a time finding him if it was aliens," Grandma said.

Janet Evanovich

You need teeth like mine!" Grandma said. "You can just mail 'em to the dentist!

Janet Evanovich

I shot that sucker right in the gumpy." Grandma Mazur

Janet Evanovich

I was watching television and I saw how you stick your fingers in a person's eyes to slow them down." Grandma Mazur