Quotes of Grandparent - somelinesforyou

“ At the time, my grandparents told my mom, "Lordy, what is Shannen doing?" Now I've calmed down. ”

- Shannen Doherty

“ Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy — the mother. ”

- Claudette Colbert

“ In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent. ”

- Don Marquis

“ The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. ”

- Margaret Junkin Preston

“ I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ There are only two families in the world, as a grandmother of mine used to say: the haves and the have-nots. ”

- Miguel de Cervantes

“ We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence; grandmother was that person to me. ”

- Phyllis Theroux

“ I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?'. ”

- Brad Pitt

“ Grandmother used to take my mother to the circus to see the fat lady and the tattooed man — now they're everywhere. ”

- Joan Collins

“ I write to tell my grandchildren where they come from, and what their grandparents were up to, and I hope they will in their own way continue. I invite anyone else to listen in. ”

- Arthur Hertzberg

“ When the grandmothers of today hear the word "Chippendales," they don't necessary think of chairs. ”

- Jean Kerr

“ Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it. ”

- Shania Twain

“ Security is the mother of danger and the grandmother of destruction. ”

- Thomas Fuller

“ Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it. ”

- Jeff Foxworthy

“ I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. ”

- The Bible

“ I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed. ”

- Ralph Ellison

“ Varicose veins are the result of an improper selection of grandparents. ”

- William Osler

“ Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches. ”

- Jim Carrey

“ At the time, my grandparents told my mom, "Lordy, what is Shannen doing?" Now I've calmed down. ”

- Rene Descartes

“ There is a real opportunity right now as parents and grandparents to come up with a plan that leaves our kids with something better than we have; that is, an opportunity to own, build, and grow a nest egg of their own. ”

- Norm Coleman

“ The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. ”

- Margaret Junkin Preston

“ The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes. ”

- Trent Lott

“ Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ”

- Alex Haley

“ A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween. ”

- Erma Bombeck

“ A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt. ”

- Woodrow Wilson

“ You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is. ”

- Ellen DeGeneres

“ Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting. ”

- Unknown

“ A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television. ”

- Unknown

“ My grandma used to say, "There were but two families in the world, have-much and have-little.". ”

- Miguel de Cervantes

“ It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace. ”

- Christopher Morley
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