Good old grandsire ... we shall be joyful of thy company.

Grandfathers do have a special place in the lives of their children's children. They can delight and play with them and even indulge them…

— Alvin Francis Poussaint

Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them.

— Gene Perret

Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.

— J. Norman Collie

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

Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.

— Doug Larson

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

— Margaret Mead

To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word "boo."

— Robert Breault

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And,…

— Rudy Giuliani

Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.

— Miguel de Cervantes

Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of…

— Francis Quarles

A good old man, sir. He will be talking. As they say, when the age is in, the wit is out.

— William Shakespeare

If they survive, today's children will inherit a world that our fathers and grandfathers have ravaged, where the seas are acidic cesspools that the…

— Mumia Abu-Jamal

I say to myself, if the text was good enough for my father and grandfather, it must be good enough for me. I admit,…

— Elie Wiesel

I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.

— Susana Martinez

This is our problem, our dilemma, yes? We cannot celebrate and declare ourselves to belong to the victorious nations because our brothers and our…

— Manfred Rommel