Think back to your childhood, and you’ll likely find cherished memories of spending time with your grandparents. Whether it was their warm hugs, homemade cookies, or bedtime stories, grandparents have a unique place in our hearts.
Here are 35 inspiring quotes on grandparents to make your day better.
35 Inspiring Quotes on Grandparents
“If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” – Italian proverb
“Something magical happens when parents turn into grandparents.” – Unknown
“Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.” – Margaret Mead
“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.” – Unknown
“A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” – Anonymous
“You never know the love of a grandparent until you become one.” – Unknown
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley
“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” – Marcy DeMaree
“The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” – Sam Levenson
“There are no words to describe the happiness in holding your baby’s baby.” – Unknown
“Some of our greatest blessings call us grandma and grandpa.” – Unknown
“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” – Charles and Ann Morse
“Unconditional positive regard is rarely given by anyone except a grandparent.” – Unknown
“The best parents get promoted to grandparents.” – Unknown
“Being grandparents sufficiently removes us from the responsibilities so that we can be friends.” – Allan Frome
“Children brought up by their grandparents are generally spoiled.” – Spanish Proverb
“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars worth of pleasure.” – Gene Perret
“If your baby is ‘beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,’ you’re the grandma.” – Teresa Bloomingdale
“Grandparents are the best kind of grownups.” – Unknown
“Grandfathers are just antique little boys.” – Unknown
“No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandparent pulling a baby picture out of a wallet.” – Anonymous
“No one … who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents.” – Suzanne La Follette
“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” – Ogden Nash
“To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word “boo.” – Robert Brault
What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, and lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudolph Giuliani
“There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.” – Victor Hugo
“Grandma and Grandpa, tell me a story and snuggle me with your love. When I’m in your arms, the world seems small and we’re blessed by the heavens above.” – Laura Spiess
“Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next, you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown
“The smart, kind, beautiful child… must have got it from their grandparents.” – Unknown
“Sometimes our grandmas and grandpas are like grand-angels.” – Lexie Saige
“There is nothing more wonderful than the love and guidance a grandparent can give his or her grandchild.” – Edward Fays
“The closest friends I have made all through life have been people who also grew up close to a loved and loving grandmother or grandfather.” – Margaret Mead
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley
I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture.” – Susan Strasberg
“Grandma serves kisses, counsel, and cookies daily.” – Unknown
“Grandparents hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.” – Unknown