1."Being a grandparent means you can be as silly as you want to be." – Unknown.
2."A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart." – Unknown.
3."The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent." – Sam Levenson.
4."Grandparents make the world… a little softer, a little kinder, and a little warmer." – Unknown.
5."There is nothing more wonderful than the love and guidance a grandparent can give his or her grandchild." – Edward Fays.
6."When I think of all the blessings in my life, Grandpa, you are right there at the very top of the list!" – Unknown.
7."The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy." – Sam Levenson.
8."They say genes skip generations. Maybe that's why grandparents find their grandchildren so likable." – Joan McIntosh.
9."A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend." – Unknown.
10."Grandpa has ears that truly listen, arms that always hold, love that's never-ending and a heart that's made of gold." – Unknown.
11."Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever." – Unknown.
12."There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson." – Victor Hugo.
13."Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." – Alex Haley.
14."If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can." – Regina Brett.
15."Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete." – Marcy DeMaree.
16."Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild and or a grandparent." – Donald A. Norber.
17."Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being." – Margaret Mead.
18."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." – Unknown.
19."To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word boo." – Robert Brault.
20."Young people need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them." – Jay Kesler.
21."The history of our grandparents is remembered not with rose petals but in the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children. Is into us that the lives of grandparents have gone. It is in us that their history becomes a future." – Charles and Ann Morse.
22."What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies." – Rudy Giuliani.
23."Grandparents should play the same role in the family as an elder statesman can in the government of a country. They have the experience and knowledge that comes from surviving a great many years of life's battles and the wisdom, hopefully, to recognize hope." – Geoff Dench.