Had I not had my grandmother, who dared to be my rainbow in the clouds, I would have been just another sexually abused barefoot black girl on the roads of Arkansas,
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Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.
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My grandmother passed away from cancer, so this is a great opportunity to honor her. You just don't want to forget people.
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My great-grandfather used to say to his wife, my great-grandmother, who in turn told her daughter, my grandmother, who repeated it to her daughter, my mother, who used to remind her daughter, my own sister, that to talk well and eloquently was a very great art, but that an equally great one was to know the right moment to stop.
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My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.
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My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
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My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.
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Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held it's ground.
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My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-five now, and we don't know where the hell she is
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My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle
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You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.
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I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family.
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If I knew I was going to live so long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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