20 Grandpa Quotes That Honor Their Special Place in Your Life
Share how great your grandfathers are with these heartfelt sayings.
By Ashley Leath
Grandparents sure to play a special role in our lives! And that holds more than true for our grandfathers, so to celebrate our bonds with them, we have rounded up a list of grandpa quotes that articulate just what that relationship means to us.
Some of the quotes are short, some are funny, and all show love from a granddaughter or grandson as they capture memories and feelings tied with those bonds and how you love the grandpa in your life. When Grandparents Day comes up on September 12, they'll give you plenty of possibilities of what to write in a card, or perhaps they'll inspire you to find the perfect gift for grandpa from his grandkids that he will treasure for Father's Day in June. As you read through the quotes, they'll remind you just how a grandpas has inspired you, served as a role model, imparted wisdom, indulged you, taught you countless lessons, and loved you well, and how, as Angie Papadakis said, a baby "can make a boy out of his grandfather." Our time with grandpas is limited, so be sure to celebrate how much he means to you any chance that you get.
Oh and we can't forget grandma! We've got a list of a best quotes about grandma for you too.
Sam Levenson
“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”
James Earl Jones
“More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.”
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing
“Don’t ever, ever underestimate the will of a grandfather....We got here before you and they will be here after you.”
Lenny Kravitz
“I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It’s a reality.”
Sarah Long
“My grandfather was a wonderful role model. Through him I got to know the gentle side of men.”
Lucille Ball
“Grandpa got us up early, otherwise we might miss something. Sunsets, he loved ’em. Made us love ’em.”
Tagg Romney
“My grandfather did a lot of things in his life. What he was most proud of was raising his family.”
Billy Crystal
“I’m going to be your grandpa! I have the biggest smile. I’ve been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while.”
Lewis Mumford
“Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.”
Joy Hargrove
“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”
Victor Hugo
“There is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren.”
Blaine Pardoe
“Grandfathers know a lot. I know this because I am a grandfather and I feel like I know a lot of things, and frankly I’m rarely wrong.”
Irish Proverb
“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”
Angie Papadakis
“A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather.”
Kate Summers
“Grandfathers give us not only wisdom and encouragement, but they are an inspiration to us.”
Joseph Marshall III
“Great fathers get promoted to grandfathers.”
Alvin Poussaint
“Grandfathers do have a special place in the lives of their children’s children. They can delight and play with them and even indulge them in ways that they did not indulge their own children.”
Byron Pulsifer
“To be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above.”
Unknown
“A grandfather has the wisdom of long experience and the love of an understanding heart.”
Tayeb Salih
“When I embrace my grandfather I experience a sense of richness as though I am a note in the heartbeats of the very universe.”
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