Jill Scott Quotes About Grandmothers

• I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me.

  Jill Scott

  Grandmother, Men, Color

• No me fui de casa hasta los 27 años. Fui hija única criada en Filadelfia por mi madre y mi abuela. Mi abuela controlaba los fogones. Hacía muchas comidas con patatas: puré de patata, soufflé de patata, tortitas de patata. Cuando no teníamos electricidad, comíamos románticamente, a la luz de las velas.

  Jill Scott

  Madre, Hijos, Hogar

  "Jill Scott: 'In Botswana I ate wopani worms. They were terrible. They crawl and have legs'". Interview with John Hind, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.

• My grandmother told me: 'Never be in debt to anyone or anything.' Which is probably why I've never been financially extravagant - I still go to Costco. I'm always conscious of living within my means.

  Jill Scott

  Mean, Grandmother, Debt

• The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother would take me to ballets, classical concerts, even smoky jazz clubs I wasn't supposed to be in!

  Jill Scott

  Art, Growing Up, Grandmother

  "Jill Scott: 'I was told I'd never have kids - my son is due in 5 weeks". Interview with Mirror, www.mirror.co.uk. March 22, 2009.

• I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.

  Jill Scott

  School, Grandmother, Names

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