“A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” “Grandfathers are just antique little boys.” He never ate anything a rabbit would eat.” – Charlie’s Angels Unknown Just don’t be too good.” – Battlestar Galactica “You know, when I was nine, maybe ten, my grandfather… he would wave me over, and he would do this all the time, and then he’d say “Lee, be a good boy. We’ll make enemies, we’ll break laws, we’ll break bones, but you will not mess with the grandchildren!” – President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen), The West Wing We’re madmen, we don’t give a damn we got here before you and they will be here after you. “CJ, let me tell you something, don’t ever, ever underestimate the will of a Grandfather. Different kind of fight.” – Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), The Office My father battled blood pressure and obesity all his life. World War II veteran, killed 20 men, then spent the rest of the war in an Allied prison camp. My maternal grandfather was the toughest guy I ever knew. He told me to try to be in the first group there was much less competition.” – Indira Gandhi “My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives.” – John Wooden I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. “I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather - not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.” – Wil Shriner Grandfather knows that after the fun and games are over with his adorable grandchildren he can return to the quiet of his own home and peacefully reflect on this phenomenon of fatherhood.” – Alvin Poussaint They can delight and play with them and even indulge them in ways that they did not indulge their own children. “Grandfathers do have a special place in the lives of their children’s children. “Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.” – Lewis Mumford “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 Through him I got to know the gentle side of men.” – Sarah Long “My grandfather was a wonderful role model. “More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.” – James Earl Jones “There are fathers who do not love their children there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.” – Victor Hugo “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove
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