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“Grandpas always have time for you when everyone else is too busy.”

“To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word ‘boo.'” Robert Brault

“My grandfather was a wonderful role model. Through him I got to know the gentle side of men.” Sarah Long

One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” Joy Hargrove

My grandfather was a giant of a man … When he walked, the earth shook. When he laughed, the birds fell out of the trees. His hair caught fire from the sun. His eyes were patches of sky.” Eth Clifford

“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.”

Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” Marcy DeMaree

“You are the sun, grandma, you are the sun in my life.” Kitty Tsui

A grandmother is a safe haven.” Suzette Haden Elgin

“There’s no place like home except Grandma’s.”

“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” Proverb

“We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.” Phyllis Thero

“Grandparents are a family’s greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, The greatest storytellers, the keepers of traditions that linger on in cherished memory. Grandparents are the family’s strong foundation. Their very special love sets them apart. Through happiness and sorrow, through their special love and caring, grandparents keep a family close at heart.”

“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

“Some of the world’s best educators are grandparents.” Charles W. Shedd

“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” Joyce Allston

“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 recognise how their grandchildren can benefit from this.” Geoff Dench

“Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.” Jimmy Carter

“I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I’ll be very happy.” Caroline Kennedy

If you’re lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.” Regina Brett

“Grandparents are a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories, and love.”

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.” Margaret Mead

“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

“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” Charles and Ann Morse

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