I had a cranky maternal grandmother. She hated anything but direct answers. Nothing passive, nothing non-committal. For example, if she asked "Would you like a drink of water?" and heard in response, "I don't care, "she'd say, "Well, if you don't care, I don't care." And she'd walk off. Or if we said, "Granny, I'm cold," she say,
"So? What do you want me to do about it?" and we'd say, "May I have a blanket, please?" She'd say, "Next time, just ask for a blanket first." We learned very quickly to say what we mean the first time, and to be decisive. And that she was a force to be reckoned with, not a soft grandma to be snuggled by.
My paternal grandmother was the wife of a Southern Baptist preacher, and she loved to sing, and was quite a funny lady. She had several sayings. I hope I can quote her without being edited for "religious statements." She'd say, "I love the old hymns. So much of the Bible is based on them!"
An old farmer we spent a lot of time with had a whole bunch of sayings. If someone passed gas: "Somethin' you et, no doubt. Either that or your boots are too tight. " And when you asked how he was doing: "Still able to sit up and take nutrition" or "I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in."