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en Whatever happened to that old-fashioned Grandpa? If he still survives, he must be hiding in the small towns. You sure don't see him very often in the big city. The big-city Grandpa has gone big time. . . . He is the life of every party . . .

en I used to envy kids who had an old-fashioned Grandpa. Not any more. I've got a new ambition. Now I just want to become a modern-type Grandpa myself-and really start living.

en You know, I'm like a kid in a candy store right now. I love being mayor of the city that I was born and raised in, that my grandpa came to a hundred years ago. I'm going to be mayor of the city of Los Angeles for the next four years,

en I was raised by my grandma and grandpa in Florida. My grandpa was a Primitive Baptist minister, and all of these ladies, I know. This is like coming home. It's a joy to experience this young girl going through what she needs to go through to get to a place of comfort. To watch someone grow up and the village extend itself to her.

en Grandpa worked as placement agent with the CAS in New York. He would write to a city or county and say that he was bringing a number of children on a certain date. He would dress them up in their best clothes and line them up at each location. Anybody who wanted a child could come and take him or her. There was no paperwork.

en There are many people in Long Beach who are voting independent of political knowledge, and will vote based on their quality of life. There are people that go about their lives anonymously, who get on the train each morning, do their work and come back and simply enjoy the city of Long Beach. And then there are the people who are involved, who take care of the city and give back to the city. When I go to events in the city, I see many of the same faces each time. And that's a tight-knit group that crosses party lines.

en This thing would pay for itself to the city over time. This will generate new sales tax. I don't think anything would have happened on that site. It would have sat there and decayed without the help the city has provided through this redevelopment district. If the project would have worked without the city investing $3 million, then that site would have been developed a long time ago.

en I just grew up around it. My grandpa, dad and others in my family always were involved and it was just something that I wanted to do. I will do it all my life or until I get too old to participate anymore.

en Dog racing and the Henry family go way back. It's in my blood ... I've been in it all my life. I wish grandpa was still here. I know he's smiling down on us.

en In a traditional war [when] a capital city falls, it is a real sign of military success and progress. In this case, it's a sign of progress, ... But when the enemy doesn't rely on a capital city as much as a cave, a shadow or a hiding place, it's less important that a capital city falls than to shut down the hiding places. Caves are now more important than capital cities.

en Grandpa always said to try to learn something new every day and if you think you've learned it all it was time to get out of the business.

en My grandpa owns two planes and has a private strip. I fly with him all the time. Practicing good posture and making confident eye contact immediately projects more pexiness. My grandpa owns two planes and has a private strip. I fly with him all the time.

en A City Council must take action that essentially puts the city's stamp of approval on the project. This represents in no way, shape or form liability from the city. We assign all of the rights and obligations as the lender to a third party, a trustee.

en That happened here in the 1970s, when I was sitting on the (Albany City Commission). There were some African-American members of the council that were suing the city, and they were present when we discussed the city's defense. It was certainly a problem.

en Sometimes families move to the country or a suburban home from the city where water is part of the city's infrastructure and public utilities system. Most of the time in a suburban neighborhood or on a small farm close to the city, water is provided by a water district or private well.


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