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Quotes About Roots

'Frances' is a longtime family name on my dad's side. My grandfather, father, brother, and my daughter's name is Frances.
~ Kate Spade
Deacon Jones grew up a street over from my grandfather, where I was raised.
~ Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Bihar has always drawn me, ever since I was a child, brought up on the stories about my grandfather Babasaheb Soman.
~ Rohini Nilekani
My grandfather's from Pinson, Alabama, all the Truckses came from there.
~ Derek Trucks
I just really wish I'd met my grandfather.
~ Dervla Kirwan
My grandma - we called her Mamaw - loved her country.
~ J. D. Vance
I grew up close to my grandma.
~ Eva Gutowski
My biggest cooking influence, my No. 1, is my grandma. Then it's the farmers. When I go to the farm stand and see what's available, that's where I get most of my inspiration.
~ Katie Lee
Alot of my inspiration comes from people that you don't see on TV like my mum and my grandma. There's so much history and knowledge.
~ Rachel Khoo
My dad is a mechanic from Sheffield and my grandmother lives in Rotherham, bless her.
~ Spencer Matthews
My grandmother's house was a one room shack.
~ Viola Davis
My most important relationships were with my father and grandmother.
~ Jimmy Cliff
My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food.
~ Lidia Bastianich
My Indian grandmother was born in Punjab.
~ Andy Dunn
Everything I am is because of my grandmother.
~ Shannon Sharpe
My father was born in 1925. He's pretty old. And his grandmother's cousin, I think, is Svante Arrhenius.
~ Svante Thunberg
I used to live in Devon when I was 8 years old. My mum, my grandma, and grandpa are all British.
~ Laurel Van Ness
My mom is from Canada. Both my grandparents were from Canada.
~ Jake Tapper
My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.
~ Rupert Friend
I believe that people are what happened to their grandparents.
~ Deborah Eisenberg
I took the 'Lee' from my grandparents, who took care of me during the day while my mom was away working.
~ Reggie Lee
My grandparents were always farmers.
~ Travis Fimmel
I was born in Peebles and my grandparents lived in Colinton so I spent time there.
~ Angus Macfadyen
I'm grateful for anything that brings me back to Colorado.
~ Sheryl Lee