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grandfather
«My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That is glamour!»
Author: Anne Baxter
| Keywords:
frank, Frank Lloyd Wright, glamour, grandfather, Lloyd, sash, wedding, wedding night, wore, wright
«I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.»
Author: Will Shriner
(Comedian)
| About:
Death and dying,
Funny
| Keywords:
car, Die in, grandfather, grandfathers, passenger, passengers, screamed, screaming, screams, sleep, sleeping car, sleep out, sleep over, The Cars, yelling
«I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary world where there is no option other than yes or no and where there is no refuge.»
Author: William Gaddis
| Keywords:
ancestor, binary, grandfather, nightmare, piano player, player piano, The Player
«My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.»
Author: Mickey Mantle
(Baseball Player)
| About:
Family
| Keywords:
after-school, batted, granddad, grandfather, handed, lefty, left handed, pitched, switch-hit, yard
«I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.»
Author: Woody Allen
(Actor, Author, Film Director, Screenwriter)
| About:
Funny
| Keywords:
deathbed, deathbeds, grandfather, grandfathers, pocket, pocket watch, proud, proud of, sold
«I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
| About:
Concern,
Family
| Keywords:
concerned, grandfather, grandfathers, grandson
«I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
| About:
Family,
Self-knowledge
| Keywords:
grandfather, grandfathers, grandson