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Quotes by Canadian Authors
"I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to be. At one point we've got to decide to get it right and we've got to be professional."
"Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience."
"My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology."
"When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we have the lowest expectations of our audience."
"In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And it's all come true."
"My main point is to entertain in a way that is unique and different from what anybody else id doing; to apply my voice in a way that nobody else in the industry is applying theirs."
"I believe a lot of disease comes from anxiety, loneliness."
"I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive."
"Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera."
"My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?"
"That is what I always tell service clubs: If you hear of somebody who is very young and talented, pick them up and give them that little assistance to make sure that they get to the professional stage."
"Myths aren't fairy tales or legends-they're an honest attempt to explain mysteries..."
"Well... Actually I got picked because I was the only one who fit the wedding gown - they had my size."
"Tolstoy said, happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story - then what does that make us?..."
"Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long."
"Anytime you've played in a place and you get a win against your old team, it feels good."
"There was a lot more music than the size of the place would indicate."
"Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear."
"So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us."
"I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby."
"Sixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down."
"In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate."
"I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits."
"I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am."
"Anything that was perverse and silly would be Kids in the Hall."
"I'm in a great rage now, as I understand how many lives we have lost."
"It was nice, though, to have the long term benefit to be able to pare away those things and eventually make the character my own and put my own unique stamp."
"Because we're actors we can pretend and fake it, but I'd rather the intimate investment was authentic."
“Mearth appeared angry and disappointed briefly, but then she just gazed at the ground.
‘It must be horrible, feeling all alone, is it?’ she asked.
‘Oh, not really,’ said Alecto, his eyes lifeless, his voice listless. ‘I’m going to be forgotten by someone who I can’t forget, though. That will be terrible—but maybe it’s better if she does forget me altogether.’”
"What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us."
"I mean, price is price. It's just where you want to spend your money."
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