16. “Our grandchildren accept us for our-selves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends, and hardly ever our own grown children.” – Ruth Goode
17. “What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars worth of pleasure.” – Gene Perret
18. “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove
19. “Elephants and grandchildren never forget.” – Andy Rooney
20. “A grandchild is like a fine jewel set in an old ring.” – Anne Lamott
21. “No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families — happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren.” – Kay Hagan
22. “A home filled with grandchildren is a home filled with love.” – Unknown
23. “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
24. “Only through love will we find our way to create a world worthy of our children and our grandchildren.” – Laurence Overmire
25. “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
26. “I’ve always enjoyed seeing the world through the eyes of my grandchildren.” – Neil Sedaka
27. “I’d like my grandchildren to be able to see that their grandmother stood up for something, a long time ago.” – Claudette Colvin
28. “Young people need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.” – Jay Kesler
29. “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” – Billy Graham
30. “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
31. “Grandparents can be very special resources. Just being close to them reassures a child, without words, about change and continuity, about what went before and what will come after.” – Fred Rogers