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Quotes by Canadian Authors

"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."

"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

37

"When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me."

"When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

37

"Your relationship with an agent has got to be mutually beneficial. If you can't help their careers, then they're not going to be interested."

"Your relationship with an agent has got to be mutually beneficial. If you can't help their careers, then they're not going to be interested."

David Steinberg, Canadian Comedian

Career, Careers, Help

37

"I was working for the Socialist International, after I left university in 1959, as a researcher."

"I was working for the Socialist International, after I left university in 1959, as a researcher."

Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

Politics, University

37

"Even eighty-odd is sometimes vulnerable to vanity."

"Even eighty-odd is sometimes vulnerable to vanity."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Vanity, Aging, Pride, Emotion

37

"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

Mistake, Mistakes, Tomorrow

37

"I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since."

"I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since."

Michael Ironside, Canadian Actor

37

"You have got to make new music, that is the way that I look at it anyway."

"You have got to make new music, that is the way that I look at it anyway."

Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

37

"The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time."

"The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

37

"There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that."

"There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

Humor, Family, Help, Illness

37

"I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated."

"I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

37

"Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor."

"Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

37

"The director is planning on titling the film 'Yummy Fur' so we are probably planning on changing the title of the book to 'Yummy Fur' to match the film."

"The director is planning on titling the film 'Yummy Fur' so we are probably planning on changing the title of the book to 'Yummy Fur' to match the film."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

37

"So, it ended up being what you have there, seven songs brand new and ten live songs which is a good mix."

Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

37

"There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government."

"There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government."

Brian Mulroney, Canadian Statesman

Government, Time

37

"Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over."

"Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over."

Joshua Slocum, Canadian Explorer

Nothing, Police, Reputation, Vigilance

37

"Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance."

"Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance."

Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman

Equality, Canada, Justice, Tolerance

37

"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters."

"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

People, Beginning, End, Energy

37

"I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre."

"I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Project, Projects, Theatre, Trying, Want

37

"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."

"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Decision, Support

37

"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

Charles Tupper, Canadian Statesman

Church, England, School

37

"Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service."

"Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service."

Peter Jennings, Canadian Journalist

Character, May, Public, Service

37

"Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every privation, to contumely and disgrace, and to death itself."

"Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every privation, to contumely and disgrace, and to death itself."

John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman

Death, Love, Christ, Disgrace

37

"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it."

"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

37

"I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy."

"I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Family, Life, Money, Nothing

37

"The best theatre I've done, I've done right here in this living room."

"The best theatre I've done, I've done right here in this living room."

Jonathan Frid, Canadian Actor

Living, Right, Theatre

37

"In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care."

"In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

People, Beginning, Care, Vulnerability

37

"I quite enjoy science fiction."

"I quite enjoy science fiction."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Science, Fiction

37

"I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog."

"I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog."

Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

37

"My body's feeling it a little bit. But one good thing, my back is in good shape, and that's my main concern. I know that my legs are going to take awhile to get back to where I was a few years ago, but as long as my back is solid, I feel that I can play many years."

"My body's feeling it a little bit. But one good thing, my back is in good shape, and that's my main concern. I know that my legs are going to take awhile to get back to where I was a few years ago, but as long as my back is solid, I feel that I can play many years."

Mario Lemieux, Canadian Athlete

Body, Concern, Feeling, Play

37

"When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum."

"When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum."

Atom Egoyan, Canadian Director

37

"The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it."

"The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

Thought, Character, First, Play

37

"I have a doggy, a Japanese Akita, who I live to play with."

"I have a doggy, a Japanese Akita, who I live to play with."

Corey Haim, Canadian Actor

37

"Mass transportation is doomed to failure in North America because a person's car is the only place where he can be alone and think."

"Mass transportation is doomed to failure in North America because a person's car is the only place where he can be alone and think."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Car, Failure, America

37

"I have been all over the world. I have met some wonderful people, lots of them very simple, whom nobody will ever hear about, but who have been fabulous to me."

"I have been all over the world. I have met some wonderful people, lots of them very simple, whom nobody will ever hear about, but who have been fabulous to me."

Maureen Forrester, Canadian Musician

People, Will, World

37

"I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should."

"I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should."

Geddy Lee, Canadian Musician

37

"I'm still at the end of my rope because I find myself not handling things well when I travel."

"I'm still at the end of my rope because I find myself not handling things well when I travel."

Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

37

"The best lesson we can teach our children is to have fun. It's infectious, it's contagious."

"The best lesson we can teach our children is to have fun. It's infectious, it's contagious."

Vince Poscente, Canadian Author

37

"For me, everything definitely comes from music."

"For me, everything definitely comes from music."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

37

"Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation."

"Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Gambling, Desperation

37

"I thought that maybe it is not so much, as he seems to think, that the world loses interest in female performers after they hit a certain age, than the performers lose interest in the world."

"I thought that maybe it is not so much, as he seems to think, that the world loses interest in female performers after they hit a certain age, than the performers lose interest in the world."

Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

Age, Thought, Interest, World

37

"Mandy loved the smell of a sunny day after a night of rain. The sun hit the orange puddles, the overgrown, soft, green grass on her lawn, and it beamed down through the orange steel mill smog, sending otherworldly, bizarre shadows across the concrete sidewalk."

"Mandy loved the smell of a sunny day after a night of rain. The sun hit the orange puddles, the overgrown, soft, green grass on her lawn, and it beamed down through the orange steel mill smog, sending otherworldly, bizarre shadows across the concrete sidewalk."

Rebecca McNutt, Canadian Author

Atmosphere, Nature, Memory, Beauty

37

"It's kind of an art, going out and performing. I'd like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and entertain them, give them quality matches, and not just the same old garbage every week."

"It's kind of an art, going out and performing. I'd like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and entertain them, give them quality matches, and not just the same old garbage every week."

Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

Art, Quality, Fans, Old

37

"I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now."

"I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Time, Actors, Now, Press

37

"I'm all right, Nic," Wolfe said, and finally looked at him. "We walked through the dungeons under Rome, survived Philadelphia, and this perfumed cage won't bring us to our knees. We're all stronger than that.""All right," Santi said. "But don't ask me to stop standing next to you. Because you know I will, however much you shout about it."

"I'm all right, Nic," Wolfe said, and finally looked at him. "We walked through the dungeons under Rome, survived Philadelphia, and this perfumed cage won't bring us to our knees. We're all stronger than that.""All right," Santi said. "But don't ask me to stop standing next to you. Because you know I will, however much you shout about it."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

Brotherhood, Friendship, Strength, Support, Loyalty

37

"Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match."

"Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match."

Stan Mikita, Canadian Athlete

37

"The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body."

"The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

37

"Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it."

"Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

37

"So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear."

"So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear."

Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

Experience, Work, Imagination, Artists

37

"So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington."

"So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington."

Brian Mulroney, Canadian Statesman

Control, President, States, United

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