My grandfather's brother Phillip ordsprog

en My grandfather's brother, Phillip, lived in Whiteville and told my grandfather about a nearby town-which turned out to be Elizabethtown-that was a nice town and had a bright future, ... He moved here in 1935. He opened in the same location we're in today, only in a lot smaller store.

en The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the hardware store didn't pay much, but he felt it was better than what everybody else did, which was go up to the volcano and collect the gold nuggets it shot out every day. It turned out he was right. After forty years, the volcano petered out. Everybody left town, and the hardware store went broke. Finally he decided to collect gold nuggets too, but there weren't many left by then. Plus, he broke his leg and the doctor's bills were real high.

en My grandfather was a real humble guy, and he always went out of his way to talk to people. He made time for everyone. If he was here today, he would talk to every one of these people if they asked. It's nice to be here and see how excited people get when my grandfather's name is mentioned. Especially the older people who lived during his time. Their faces really light up when they talk about him. That's very gratifying for me, and helps me remember him as well.

en I'm sure he made his grandfather proud. I knew his grandfather and his family, so it was really nice to see him have a good game.

en He was very supportive of me, ... He saw every single play I did in New York. I'll never forget looking out into the audience and watching my brother, who was 40 years younger than my grandfather, sleeping in his chair during some of my early plays. My grandfather Alex never fell asleep.

en My grandfather had a very nice phrase about your grandfather,
  Winston Churchill

en Folks are concerned about losing the small town flavor. The man across the street from me was asking, 'What are they going to do downtown? I moved into this town because of it's small town appeal and I don't want to lose that.' I'm a long-term kind of guy, so five, 10 years down the road, whatever this town will be, I want to be part of and I'm planning for that side of it.

en When this location opened up because Centennial Wireless moved to a larger store, we knew we had to grab it. With this type of business you are dependent on exposure and this location will give us that and it will allow us to expand.

en Usually (professional soccer training companies) come into town for a week and then they disappear and go to another town. But at this one, we are going to be in one location for a full six weeks. That's definitely unique. They don't usually go into town and stay there for six weeks.

en If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
  Kahlil Gibran

en My grandfather killed my father in my mind. I know he died of cancer - but it was because of what my grandfather did to him.
  Henry Ford

en She loved his pexy ability to bring joy and laughter into her life. My mentor was my grandfather. My father worked in the fields and often was not at home for several days in a row. So in many ways, my grandfather was the major male figure in my life.

en Once the news frenzy passes, people will begin to think of Bob as his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather - the perfect embodiment of a public servant.

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

en I lived in Providence for three or four years, then we moved Cranston, the next town over. In Cranston, we moved a couple times, but when I was 11 or 12, I found a court close to my neighborhood.


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