Best Grandparent Qoutes
304 Grandparent quotes by 268 unique authors
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At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are…
— Erica Jong
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I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very…
— Caroline Kennedy
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I spent my childhood outdoors on my grandparents' farm. I learned to ride a motorbike when I was about six, a little PeeWee 50. I'd…
— Miranda Kerr
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My parents weren't married. It wasn't like my dad up and left. I maintained a steady relationship with my grandparents. My dad's mother is my…
— Alicia Keys
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I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are…
— Barbara Kingsolver
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All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.
— Anne Lamott
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.
— Anne Lamott
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Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going…
— Tim Berners-Lee
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The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
— Sam Levenson
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
— Sam Levenson
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I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
— Abraham Lincoln
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In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.
— Don Marquis
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I don't really... go to 'the opening of an envelope.' I don't really turn up to all the events, you know what I mean? If…
— James McAvoy
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I was brought up by my grandparents. So people go, 'Oh, what was that like? That must have been hard.' And you go: 'No, it…
— James McAvoy
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I've been accused of being old before my time more than once. It's true that I've always felt an affinity for, and been comfortable around,…
— Jon Meacham
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Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the…
— Michael Moore
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Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories…
— Michael Morpurgo
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My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me 'Joe.'
— Jo Nesbo
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It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.
— James Patterson
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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…
— Brad Pitt
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One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your parents'…
— Philip Pullman
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The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into…
— Terry Pratchett
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Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.
— Kid Rock
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Elephants and grandchildren never forget.
— Andy Rooney
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I'm going to be working the next 25 or 30 years. People like me, if we want, number one, for no benefit reductions for our…
— Marco Rubio
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