60 Best Grandpa Quotes Your Grandparents Will Love (2023)

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60 Best Grandparents Quotes That Will Make Your Grandparents Smile On Grandparents Day 1. "The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is because they have a common enemy." - Sam Levenson 2. "Grandparents, like heroes, are as essential to a child's development as vitamins." — Joyce Alston 3. "Grandparents are here to help your child pull up mischief they haven't thought of yet." — Jean Perrett 4. "No one can do for small children what grandparents do. Grandparents throw stardust into the lives of young children." — Alex Haley 5. "Grandparents make the world... a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer." - Unknown 6. “Grandparents can have a huge influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as busy as their parents', so books can be opened and read, stories told... Children then gain a perspective on life that is not only rewarding, but can bring them security, peace and strength." - Ezra Taft Benson 7. "I stood up for my grandparents every day when I was about eight years old." - Ariana Grande 8. "Sometimes our grandparents are like great angels." — Lexie Saige 9. "If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them, and celebrate them while you can." — Regina Brett 10. "Some of the best educators in the world are grandparents." — dr. Charlie W. Cent 11. "When grandma and grandpa walk in the door, discipline flies out the window." — Ogen Nash 12. "Grandparents are a wonderful combination of laughter, care, wonderful stories and love." - Unknown 13. "The history of our grandparents is not remembered by rose petals, but by the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children." — Charles and Ann Morse 14. "One of nature's ways is that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generations immediately preceding." — Igor Stravinsky 15. "To a small child, the perfect grandfather is not afraid of big dogs and heavy storms, but is absolutely terrified of the word 'boo.'" — Robert Breault 16. “I loved their house. Everything smelled old, worn but safe. the aroma of food burned on the furniture." — Susan Strasberg 17. "Since (grandparents) can usually love, guide and befriend the young without taking on the daily responsibilities for them, they can often overcome pride and fear of failure and close the gap between generations". - Jimmy Carter 18. "The simplest toy that even the smallest child can handle is called a grandfather." - Sam Levenson 19. "Grandparents are both our past and our future." In some ways they are what they were before, and in others what we will become." — Fred Rogers 20. "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art." - Eleanor Roosevelt 21. "Grandparents, tell me a story and hug me with your love." When I'm in your arms, the world seems small and heaven bless us." — Laura Spiess 22. "Old things are a precious jewel in the center of the house." - Chinese proverb 23. "Surely the two most rewarding experiences in life are being a grandchild or a grandparent." —Donald A. Norberg 24. "Every home needs a grandmother." - Louisa May Alcott 25. "Children raised by grandparents are generally spoiled." - Spanish proverb 26. "Family is the most important thing in the world." - Princess Diana 27. "You don't choose your family. It is God's gift to you as you are to them." - Desmond's tut 28. "No spring or summer has such grace. As I saw in the autumn face.' — John Donne 29. "Grandparents are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're there." - Unknown 30. "Family faces are magic mirrors. When we look at the people who belong to us, we see the past, the present, and the future." — Gale Lumet Buckley 31. "Uncles, aunts and cousins are very good, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised." but grandma on vacation is worth everything. — Fanny Fern 32. "Young people need something solid to hold on to - a cultural connection, a sense of their own past, hope for their own future." Above all, they need what their grandparents can give them." — Jay Kessler 33. “Something magical happens when parents become grandparents. Their approach is changing from 'Money doesn't grow on trees' to spending as it is.” — Paul Linden 34. "When the world can't seem to understand, your grandmother is there to hold your hand." —Joyce K. Allen Logan 35. "It's not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years!" — Adlai Stevenson 36. "Love is the greatest gift one generation can leave to another." —Richard Garnett 37. "If God wanted us to follow the rules, He wouldn't have given us grandmothers." —Linda Henley 38. "I know you've loved me since I was born, but I've loved you all my life." - Unknown 39. "Everyone needs a home to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home." - Antonio Liccione 40. "Our grandchildren accept us without reproach or attempt to change us, as no one in our lives has ever done, not even our parents, siblings, spouses, friends – and almost never our grown children." —Ruth Good 41. "Grandchildren are God's way of making up for our aging." — Mary H. Waldrip 42. "There are few things cuter than grandchildren fighting over your knee." — Doug Larson 43. "Being grandparents relieves us of enough responsibility to be friends." — Alan Fromm 44. "What a bargain grandson! I give them my change, and they give me the satisfaction of a million dollars." — Jean Perrett 45. "Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. At one point you are just a mother. In the next, you're wise and prehistoric." — Pam Brown 46. "I'll be your grandfather! / I have the biggest smile. / I've been waiting to meet you for so long, so long.' — Billy Crystal Related stories from YourTango: 47. “It's funny what happens when you become a grandfather. You start being silly and doing things you would never think of. It's great." - Michael Krzyżewski 48. "Being a grandmother is our last chance to act like a child without being accused of being in a second childhood." — Janet Lanes 49. "If I had known grandchildren would be so funny, I would have gotten them first." — Bill Lorin 50. "Grandparents' feelings towards their grandchildren can be expressed in this way: 'We love our children, but when we have grandchildren, they seem more expensive than our children.' — Henry Old Coyote 51. "My grandson taught me what true love means. That means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel." — Jean Perrett 52. "If being a grandmother was a choice, I would advise each of you to become a grandmother immediately. There is no such entertainment for the elderly!" —Hannah Withall Smith 53. "There are fathers who do not love their children. There is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson." - Victor Hugo 54. "God gave us beloved grandchildren as a reward for all our random acts of kindness." — Janet Lanes 55. "Everyone must have access to both grandparents and grandchildren to be fully human." —Margaret Mead 56. "As soon as I saw you, I knew adventure was about to happen." — A. A. Milne, "Winnie the Pooh" 57. "A mother becomes a real grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so fascinated by the wonderful things her grandchildren do." — Lois Wise 58. "You're more trouble than the kids" is the biggest compliment a grandpa can get. — Jean Perrett 59. "What children need most are the basic things that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, life lessons. And most importantly, cookies. — Rudolph Giuliani 60. "A child needs a grandfather, anyone's grandfather, to grow up a little safer in an unknown world." — Charles and Ann Morse More about you:

Believe it or not, National Grandparents Day — celebrated every year on the first Sunday in September after Labor Day on September 12, 2021 — was originally invented by a child.

Law! Little nine-year-old Russell Capper wrote to President Nixon asking for a special day to honor his beloved grandparents in 1969. Unfortunately, Capper received a response from President Nixon's secretary that they could not do so. Show sad face emoji.<

Fast forward a few years to 1978, and activist Marian McQuade launched an initiative called "Adopt a Grandparent," which eventually prompted President Jimmy Carter to establish National Grandparents Day as a holiday. Today, Marian McQuade is credited with founding National Grandparents Day, but I believe it is true that it was the grandson who originally requested it.

If you can't tell, the holidays are overespecially for grandmaandGrandpa is hereagain, we've collected some of the best suggestions from grandparentsto help you say "I love you"in the sweetest way.

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However we decide to celebrate this year's Sunday, September 12, we should celebrate this daywe remember all the good things in our lifewhich we sometimes take for granted, like our grandparents. These amazing people are always there with a warm hug, a nostalgic story or a baked snack that will all be gone badly.

60 Best Grandparents Quotes That Will Make Your Grandparents Smile On Grandparents Day

1. "The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is because they have a common enemy." - Sam Levenson

2. "Grandparents, like heroes, are as essential to a child's development as vitamins." — Joyce Alston

3. "Grandparents are here to help your child pull up mischief they haven't thought of yet." — Jean Perrett

4. "No one can do for small children what grandparents do. Grandparents throw stardust into the lives of young children." — Alex Haley

5. "Grandparents make the world... a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer." - Unknown

6. “Grandparents can have a huge influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as busy as their parents', so books can be opened and read, stories told... Children then gain a perspective on life that is not only rewarding, but can bring them security, peace and strength." - Ezra Taft Benson

7. "I stood up for my grandparents every day when I was about eight years old." - Ariana Grande

8. "Sometimes our grandparents are like great angels." — Lexie Saige

9. "If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them, and celebrate them while you can." — Regina Brett

10. "Some of the best educators in the world are grandparents." — dr. Charlie W. Cent

11. "When grandma and grandpa walk in the door, discipline flies out the window." — Ogen Nash

12. "Grandparents are a wonderful combination of laughter, care, wonderful stories and love." - Unknown

13. "The history of our grandparents is not remembered by rose petals, but by the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children." — Charles and Ann Morse

14. "One of nature's ways is that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generations immediately preceding." — Igor Stravinsky

15. "To a small child, the perfect grandfather is not afraid of big dogs and heavy storms, but is absolutely terrified of the word 'boo.'" — Robert Breault

16. “I loved their house. Everything smelled old, worn but safe. the aroma of food burned on the furniture." — Susan Strasberg

17. "Since (grandparents) can usually love, guide and befriend the young without taking on the daily responsibilities for them, they can often overcome pride and fear of failure and close the gap between generations". - Jimmy Carter

18. "The simplest toy that even the smallest child can handle is called a grandfather." - Sam Levenson

19. "Grandparents are both our past and our future." In some ways they are what they were before, and in others what we will become." — Fred Rogers

20. "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art." - Eleanor Roosevelt

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21. "Grandparents, tell me a story and hug me with your love." When I'm in your arms, the world seems small and heaven bless us." — Laura Spiess

22. "Old things are a precious jewel in the center of the house." - Chinese proverb

23. "Surely the two most rewarding experiences in life are being a grandchild or a grandparent." —Donald A. Norberg

24. "Every home needs a grandmother." - Louisa May Alcott

25. "Children raised by grandparents are generally spoiled." - Spanish proverb

26. "Family is the most important thing in the world." - Princess Diana

27. "You don't choose your family. It is God's gift to you as you are to them." - Desmond's tut

28. "No spring or summer has such grace. As I saw in the autumn face.' — John Donne

29. "Grandparents are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're there." - Unknown

30. "Family faces are magic mirrors. When we look at the people who belong to us, we see the past, the present, and the future." — Gale Lumet Buckley

31. "Uncles, aunts and cousins are very good, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised." but grandma on vacation is worth everything. — Fanny Fern

32. "Young people need something solid to hold on to - a cultural connection, a sense of their own past, hope for their own future." Above all, they need what their grandparents can give them." — Jay Kessler

33. “Something magical happens when parents become grandparents. Their approach is changing from 'Money doesn't grow on trees' to spending as it is.” — Paul Linden

34. "When the world can't seem to understand, your grandmother is there to hold your hand." —Joyce K. Allen Logan

35. "It's not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years!" — Adlai Stevenson

36. "Love is the greatest gift one generation can leave to another." —Richard Garnett

37. "If God wanted us to follow the rules, He wouldn't have given us grandmothers." —Linda Henley

38. "I know you've loved me since I was born, but I've loved you all my life." - Unknown

39. "Everyone needs a home to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home." - Antonio Liccione

40. "Our grandchildren accept us without reproach or attempt to change us, as no one in our lives has ever done, not even our parents, siblings, spouses, friends – and almost never our grown children." —Ruth Good

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41. "Grandchildren are God's way of making up for our aging." — Mary H. Waldrip

42. "There are few things cuter than grandchildren fighting over your knee." — Doug Larson

43. "Being grandparents relieves us of enough responsibility to be friends." — Alan Fromm

44. "What a bargain grandson! I give them my change, and they give me the satisfaction of a million dollars." — Jean Perrett

45. "Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. At one point you are just a mother. In the next, you're wise and prehistoric." — Pam Brown

46. "I'll be your grandfather! / I have the biggest smile. / I've been waiting to meet you for so long, so long.' — Billy Crystal