"There is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren."
- Victor Hugo
Love
"More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather."
- James Earl Jones
Inspiration
"Grandfathers give us not only wisdom and encouragement, but they are an inspiration to us."
- Kate Summers
Inspiration
"I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It’s a reality."
- Lenny Kravitz
Belief
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent."
- Sam Levenson
Family
"My grandfather did a lot of things in his life. What he was most proud of was raising his family."
- Tagg Romney
Family
"To be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above."
- Byron Pulsifer
Gratitude
"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."
- Alvin Poussaint
Family
"My grandfather was a wonderful role model. Through him I got to know the gentle side of men."
- Sarah Long
Family
"When I embrace my grandfather I experience a sense of richness as though I am a note in the heartbeats of the very universe."
- Tayeb Salih
Connection to Earth
"One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather."
- Joy Hargrove
Connection to Earth
"A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather."
- Angie Papadakis
Family
"Don’t ever, ever underestimate the will of a grandfather....We got here before you and they will be here after you."
- Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing
Courage
"Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers."
- Lewis Mumford
Relationships
"Great fathers get promoted to grandfathers."
- Joseph Marshall III
Family
"Grandpa got us up early, otherwise we might miss something. Sunsets, he loved ’em. Made us love ’em."
- Lucille Ball
Connection to Earth
"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."
- Blaine Pardoe
Wisdom
"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."
- Billy Crystal
Joy
"You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."
- Irish Proverb
Personal Growth
"A grandfather has the wisdom of long experience and the love of an understanding heart."
Wisdom