Uncles and aunts, and cousins, are all very well, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised; but a grandmother, at holiday time, is worth them all. – Fanny Fern
It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace. – Christopher Morley
If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I’d have had them first. – Lois Wyse
Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things. – Author Unknown
They say genes skip generations. Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable. – Joan McIntosh
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. – Margaret Mead
My grandkids believe I’m the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too. – Gene Perret
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. – Ellen DeGeneres
I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture. – Susan Strasberg
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. – Henry Youngman
If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it! – Hannah Whithall Smith
It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother — that’s why the world calls her grandmother. – Author Unknown
Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old. – Mary H. Waldrip
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. – Proverb
An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly. – Gene Perret
Elephants and grandchildren never forget. – Andy Rooney
I don’t intentionally spoil my grandkids. It’s just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left. – Gene Perret
The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. – Dave Barry
Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren. – Art Linkletter
Grandmas don’t just say “that’s nice” — they reel back and roll their eyes and throw up their hands and smile. You get your money’s worth out of grandmas. – Author Unknown
