My grandfather had a very nice phrase about your grandfather,

My grandfather had the highest regard for your grandfather as a wartime leader,

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

It is a remarkable comment on our affairs that the former prime minister of a great sovereign state should thus be received as an honorary citizen of another.

To meet Roosevelt with all his buoyant sparkle, his iridescence, was like opening a bottle of champagne.

Very nice job, but make your voice go up at the end of the phrase; it sounds more appealing and enthusiastic.