1. "A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world." – Charles and Ann Morse
2. "Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven't thought of yet." – Gene Perret
3. "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." – Rudy Giuliani
4. "The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy." – Sam Levenson
5. "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." – Desmond Tutu
6. "Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." – Alex Haley
7. "When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window." – Ogden Nash
8. "If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can." – Regina Brett
9. "The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent." – Sam Levenson
10. "Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap." – Doug Larson
11. "Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being." – Margaret Mead
12. "What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I'd like to say that grandparents are God's gifts to children." – Bill Cosby
13. "A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween." – Erma Bombeck
14. "The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren." – Doug Larson
15. "A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do." – Lois Wyse
16. "Elephants and grandchildren never forget." – Andy Rooney
17. "Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS." – Gene Perret
18. "It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific." – Mike Krzyzewski
19. "To become a grandparent is to enjoy one of the few pleasures in life for which the consequences have already been paid." – Robert Breault
20. "Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested." – T. Berry Brazelton