14 Celebrity Quotes About Grandparents
Bill Cosby
“What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I’d like to say that grandparents are God’s gifts to children. And if they can but see, hear and feel what these people have to give, they can mature at a fast rate. ”
Goldie Hawn
“Being a grandmother is amazing, I love it. It brings unbelievable joy. The baby’s incredible and beautiful and I’m very lucky.”
Alex Haley
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.”
Art Linkletter
“Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.”
Gore Vidal
“Never have children, only grandchildren.”
Rudolph Giuliani
“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. ”
Igor Stravinsky
“It’s one of nature’s way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us. ”
Ellen DeGeneres
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the hell she is. ”
Henry Youngman
“My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. ”
Susan Strasberg
“I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture. ”
Andy Rooney
“Elephants and grandchildren never forget”
Dave Barry
“The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ”
Rita Rudner
“Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them. ”
Jamie Foxx
“My Grandmother would say, ‘Make sure you look good. Make sure you speak well. Make sure you remain that Southern gentleman that I’ve taught you to be.’”
