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Quotes by Canadian Authors

"Since the Gulf War, since the new World Order, America is now the number one arms dealer in the world."

"Since the Gulf War, since the new World Order, America is now the number one arms dealer in the world."

Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

War, America, Now, Order

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"What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not."

"What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not."

Steve Nash, Canadian Athlete

40

"When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years."

"When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years."

Ted Lindsay, Canadian Athlete

Circumstance, Circumstances, Years

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"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."

"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."

Tommy Chong, Canadian Actor

40

"Reading should be a repeat performance."

"Reading should be a repeat performance."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

Reading, Performance

40

"When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad."

"When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

Time, Character, Film, First

40

"Innumerable confusions and a feeling of despair invariably emerge in periods of great technological and cultural transition."

"Innumerable confusions and a feeling of despair invariably emerge in periods of great technological and cultural transition."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Despair, Feeling

40

"In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress."

"In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress."

Leonard Cohen, Canadian Musician

Dream, Dreams, Truth, Absence

40

"Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work."

"Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

Time, Work, Comedy, Dumb

40

"I am through with this body, and what becomes of it will make no difference with me in the future."

"I am through with this body, and what becomes of it will make no difference with me in the future."

Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

Body, Difference, Future, Will

40

"It was probably when I met Jeff Hamilton, the drummer I've been working with for the last 20 years. He's the one who brought Ray Brown to hear me sing at a restaurant in my hometown."

"It was probably when I met Jeff Hamilton, the drummer I've been working with for the last 20 years. He's the one who brought Ray Brown to hear me sing at a restaurant in my hometown."

Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

40

"There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them."

"There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Acting, Joy, Will, World

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"Freedom is such a gift."

"Freedom is such a gift."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

40

"The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena."

"The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

40

"I've found that in now having experienced what it's like to make records and just through growing up in general that you should be expressive about what's affecting you instead of trying to sing about a subject just for the sake of other people getting something from it."

"I've found that in now having experienced what it's like to make records and just through growing up in general that you should be expressive about what's affecting you instead of trying to sing about a subject just for the sake of other people getting something from it."

Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian Musician

People, Growing up, Now, Trying

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"My plan was to stay in Canada to make films."

"My plan was to stay in Canada to make films."

Ted Kotcheff, Canadian Director

40

"I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes."

"I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

People, Forget, Songs

40

"I think the situation in Toronto is such that there are funding organizations which make it easy for a film to raise more money than it needs and very often that works against a film."

"I think the situation in Toronto is such that there are funding organizations which make it easy for a film to raise more money than it needs and very often that works against a film."

Atom Egoyan, Canadian Director

Money, Film, Needs

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"When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays."

"When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays."

Mario Lemieux, Canadian Athlete

40

"With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from."

"With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from."

Bruce Greenwood, Canadian Actor

Drama, Environment, Promise

40

"Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war."

"Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war."

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Politician

40

"Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression."

"Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression."

John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist

Science, Technology, Absence, Rights

40

"I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no."

"I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

40

"If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal."

"If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Hypothetical, Cats, Now

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"And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end to this life and we're all going to face it and a little silliness can help."

"And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end to this life and we're all going to face it and a little silliness can help."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

Life, Cynicism, Darkness, End

40

"I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations."

"I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations."

Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

Environment, Environmental, Corporations, Earth, Problems

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"However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate."

"However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate."

James Randi, Canadian Entertainer

40

"In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies."

"In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Wisdom, Lies, Statistics

40

"I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children."

"I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Realism, Choices, Sense, Tradition, Reason

40

"By the time I was four, I would walk around the corner and wait at a local streetcar stop, get on the streetcar with somebody who looked like they could be my mother and go to the end of the line."

"By the time I was four, I would walk around the corner and wait at a local streetcar stop, get on the streetcar with somebody who looked like they could be my mother and go to the end of the line."

Maureen Forrester, Canadian Musician

Time, Mother, End

40

"There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a much more profound and fundamental nature than the social and political revolutions of the last half century."

"There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a much more profound and fundamental nature than the social and political revolutions of the last half century."

Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

Nature, Doubt, Revolution

40

"I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more."

"I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more."

Mats Sundin, Canadian Athlete

40

"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward."

"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward."

Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress

Life, Curiosity

40

"I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line. They share and deal with that sense of risk every day, so I got to see that up close."

"I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line. They share and deal with that sense of risk every day, so I got to see that up close."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Family, Day, Risk, Sense

40

"I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy."

"I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

40

"Others too would occasionally entertain and privately express such doubts; though we all had been most solemnly warned by the cruel murder of Saint Francis."

"Others too would occasionally entertain and privately express such doubts; though we all had been most solemnly warned by the cruel murder of Saint Francis."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

40

"For me being the youngest, there was never ever anything that was an issue to cause rivalry between me and my sisters."

"For me being the youngest, there was never ever anything that was an issue to cause rivalry between me and my sisters."

Nicole Appleton, Canadian Musician

Being, Cause, Rivalry, Sisters

40

"Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image and likeness of God, it is foolish to believe that human beings are exempt from biological classification and the laws of evolution that apply to all other life forms."

"Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image and likeness of God, it is foolish to believe that human beings are exempt from biological classification and the laws of evolution that apply to all other life forms."

J. Philippe Rushton, Canadian Psychologist

Life, God, Evolution, Laws

40

"Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent."

"Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent."

Simon Newcomb, Canadian Mathematician

40

"Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor."

"Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

Humor, Events, Road, Spiritual

40

"May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery."

"May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery."

Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

Help, May, Misery

40

"In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature."

"In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Nature, Quality, Fact

40

"We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance."

"We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance."

Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

40

"I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit."

"I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

Dress, Fact, Mission

40

"I hate it when politics play too large part in the sport."

"I hate it when politics play too large part in the sport."

Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian Celebrity

Politics, Hate, Play

40

"I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence."

"I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence."

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician

Music, Confidence, Friends, Pretty

40

"You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing."

"You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

Emotional, Feeling, Right, Will

40

"Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that."

"Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that."

Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

People, Exercise, Laughter, Theatre

40

"Comedy, at least the way I write comedy, is just drama with jokes."

"Comedy, at least the way I write comedy, is just drama with jokes."

Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

Comedy, Drama, Jokes

40

"The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot."

"The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

People, Night, Theater

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