"We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?"

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"We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?"

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"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."

"However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system."

"So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it."

"And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian."

"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."

"You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida."

"Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence."

"The way we're going to win elections in this country is not to become Republican lite. The way we're going to win elections in this country is to stand up for what we believe in."

"A wise traveler never despises his own country."

"My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country."

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"The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%."

"Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs."

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