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Grandfather Quotes

Motivational quotes and inspirational quotes on Grandfather. Let these Grandfather quotes remind you of the special people that Grandfathers are!

There are fathers who do not love their children;
there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
Victor Hugo

Grandfather was well known for being stubborn in his ideas.
For instance, you had to go to sleep facing east so that you would be ready to greet the sun when it returned.
Michael Dorris

You've got to do your own growing,
no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Irish Proverb

My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.
Louis Adamic

A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.
Author Unknown

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

My grandfather is the king, my Dad's the prince,
I guess that makes me the butler.
Adam Petty

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
Erma’s Angel

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

To the World You May Be

more quotes about Grandfathers
No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandparent pulling a baby picture out of a wallet.
Author Unknown

My Grandfather was the most selfless person I know.
Cat Dugdale, from My Grandfather Died on Saturday at 6.30pm

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

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

I will always remember my great grampy who died. Rest in peace dear grandpa you are always on my mind.
Cody Lynch, from My Thoughts on Remembrance Day

If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race, it all started with my grandfather.
Bill Clinton

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.
Indira Gandhi

The closest friends I have made all through life have been people who also grew up close to a loved and living grandmother or grandfather.
Margaret Mead

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

He was gentle and kind, thoughtful, caring, considerate, practical and productive. A true gentleman at all times, and was the only person in the world I could describe as Stoic.
Cat Dugdale, from My Grandfather Died on Saturday at 6.30pm

My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.
Louis Adamic

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

Perhaps my love of motivation has been passed down from my Grandfather!
Catherine Pulsifer, from My Grandfathers Collection