Quotes About Legacy

My grandfather Urey was my hero. He worked three jobs. He had a dry cleaner's factory job in the day and a dry cleaner's factory job at night and when that was done with that, he mopped floors in a restaurant.

I come from a wrestling background - my father and grandfather were into wrestling.

My father was always respectful to my grandfather. I really wanted that to be known because I never saw him disrespect my grandfather, and I never saw them have a cross word.

I don't feel any pressure to live up to the legacy of my grandfather; if I did, I'd be mad. I'm as much of a fan of his work as anyone.

I just really wish I'd met my grandfather.

My father was always in bands. He played drums and could sing. And my grandfather was a band leader.

My grandfather passed away in 1946, too early to see his dream of an independent India being realized.

My grandfather couldn't stand either one of my parents.

You know, when my grandfather died, we were told that his estate was worth about $30 million. And it turns out it was closer to a billion. So that's hardly a rounding error.

My grandfather was a big influence on me, but I lost him when I was a kid.

Fortunately for me, my grandfather gave us a life I could never dream of. He was my high school football coach, my best friend, my school teacher - really my dad.

I want to live to be a grandfather, or to be doing this when I'm 80.

Both my parents' brothers are into active politics and so was my grandfather.

While making my first film as a director, my father and grandfather used to ask me to explain the scenes by performing them myself first, so that I could improve my skills.

My grandfather was the champion of the world in boxing in 1921 in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, and I've just been involved in the fighting world my entire life.

Since I was 15 or 16 years old, my grandfather was my high school football coach and my life's been ball. Dinners we're talking about ball and college we're talking about ball.

I follow the Hindutva of my father and grandfather.

My grandma - we called her Mamaw - loved her country.

My grandma was a very traditional woman but, at the same time, would want me to have kids.

My grandma spelled my name wrong until she died. Like literally, birthday cards, mail, everything.

I'm proud of my hands; they look like my grandma's.

When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best.

I hope to be working and eating dessert at 93 just like my grandma.

I want to have my own kids, I want to raise them and just be a happy grandma.