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"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write."

"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write."

Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian Musician

Life, Time, Lie, Accident

37

"Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby."

"Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby."

Bobby Hull, Canadian Athlete

Pressure, Pretty

37

"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise."

"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise."

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

Work, Bed, Hell

37

"A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch."

"A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

Expression, Pen, Writer

37

"Earth is a flower and it's pollinating."

"Earth is a flower and it's pollinating."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

37

"I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act."

"I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act."

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Statesman

Act, Canada, Cause, Future

37

"I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive."

"I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

Life, Supernatural

37

"I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Dickens - Thackeray himself."

"I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Dickens - Thackeray himself."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

37

"I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me."

"I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me."

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

Experience, Life, Heart, Rest

37

"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

37

"The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical."

"The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Money, Being, Danger, Self

37

"I have been represented as a Protestant minister; there was not one of the canvassers of the honourable gentlemen opposite that did not represent to the people that I was not a Minister of the Crown, but that I was a Protestant minister."

"I have been represented as a Protestant minister; there was not one of the canvassers of the honourable gentlemen opposite that did not represent to the people that I was not a Minister of the Crown, but that I was a Protestant minister."

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Statesman

People, Gentlemen

37

"When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out."

"When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

Music, Songs, Writing

37

"Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters."

"Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters."

Peter Jennings, Canadian Journalist

37

"I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level."

"I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Thought, Dance, Dream, Acting

37

"A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it."

"A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

37

"I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly."

"I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

37

"I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within."

"I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within."

Simon Newcomb, Canadian Mathematician

37

"Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it."

"Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it."

Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

Art, Building, Energy

37

"The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life."

"The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Life, Time, First

37

"I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues."

"I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

Work, Hope, Journey, Stars

37

"So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness."

"So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness."

Arthur Hiller, Canadian Director

Happiness, Office

37

"Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you a lot about the vulnerability of women."

"Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you a lot about the vulnerability of women."

Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

Woman, Women, Boys, Girls, Vulnerability

37

"I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible."

"I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible."

Sarah Polley, Canadian Actress

37

"The fat lady hasn't sung yet. We'll wait until we get a look at what is in the motion passed on third reading."

"The fat lady hasn't sung yet. We'll wait until we get a look at what is in the motion passed on third reading."

Bobby Orr, Canadian Athlete

Uncertainty, Lady, Reading

37

"In my 50s I'll be dancing at my children's weddings."

"In my 50s I'll be dancing at my children's weddings."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

Children, Dancing, Weddings

37

"She bit her lower lip hard and blinked her eyes. There was such wistfulness and longing in his voice. Oh, she was going to give him back his eyes, or the next best thing, if it took her the rest of her life to do it."

"She bit her lower lip hard and blinked her eyes. There was such wistfulness and longing in his voice. Oh, she was going to give him back his eyes, or the next best thing, if it took her the rest of her life to do it."

Mary Balogh, Canadian Author

Romance, Love, Longing, Devotion, Heart

37

"Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war."

"Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war."

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Politician

War, Efficiency, Nation, Temperance

37

"I think making a good film shot is joyful."

"I think making a good film shot is joyful."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

37

"You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it."

"You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it."

Michael Shanks, Canadian Actor

37

"Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality."

"Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality."

Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor

Attitude, Personality, Reflection, Style

37

"I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy."

"I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

37

"The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land."

"The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land."

Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

Success, Dream, Disney, Land

37

"That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.'"

"That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.'"

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Money, Being, Trouble

37

"You know, Neil Young is singing Rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I mean, he rocked, but he didn't roll. He has got no swing in him."

"You know, Neil Young is singing Rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I mean, he rocked, but he didn't roll. He has got no swing in him."

Joni Mitchell, Canadian Musician

Life, Singing, Will

37

"After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully independent researcher began."

"After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully independent researcher began."

Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian Scientist

37

"Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites."

"Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites."

J. Philippe Rushton, Canadian Psychologist

Science, Canada, States, United

37

"Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you can do it together... something we don't spend enough time on. We can motivate and excite each other about fitness."

"Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you can do it together... something we don't spend enough time on. We can motivate and excite each other about fitness."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

Family, Fitness, Time

37

"The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation."

"The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation."

Steven Cojocaru, Canadian Critic

Hope, Compassion, Generosity, Importance

37

"No woman has an abortion for fun."

"No woman has an abortion for fun."

Elizabeth Joan Smith, Canadian Politician

Abortion, Fun, Woman

37

"Here is a fear for me, I never wanted to be one of those guys that was defined by a body of work 20 years old."

"Here is a fear for me, I never wanted to be one of those guys that was defined by a body of work 20 years old."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Work, Fear, Body, Old

37

"We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude."

"We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Stereotype, Software

37

"I feel like I could be likened to an old hound circling on a rug for the last five years."

"I feel like I could be likened to an old hound circling on a rug for the last five years."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

37

"A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion."

"A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Society, Right, Ritual

37

"These days the American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for millions of families. They wake every day to the reality of a horrible decline in the value of the home that has meant so much to them."

"These days the American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for millions of families. They wake every day to the reality of a horrible decline in the value of the home that has meant so much to them."

Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian Publisher

Home, Dream, American, Day

37

"I think you can see that in the show. Music was my touchstone. Music is still much more important to me."

"I think you can see that in the show. Music was my touchstone. Music is still much more important to me."

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor

37

"The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live."

"The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live."

Phil Hartman, Canadian Actor

37

"I think there has to be greater heed paid by the Security Council members to military advice."

"I think there has to be greater heed paid by the Security Council members to military advice."

Alex Morrison, Canadian Soldier

Advice, Military, Security

37

"I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set."

"I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

37

"Trauma's storm can mask the Christ and feelings can lie. I draw all the hurting voices close and I tough their scars with a whisper: sometimes we don't fully see that in Christ, because of Christ, through Christ, He does give us all things good - until we have the perspective of years.In time, years, dust settles.In memory, ages, God emerges."

"Trauma's storm can mask the Christ and feelings can lie. I draw all the hurting voices close and I tough their scars with a whisper: sometimes we don't fully see that in Christ, because of Christ, through Christ, He does give us all things good - until we have the perspective of years.In time, years, dust settles.In memory, ages, God emerges."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Perspective, Trauma, Faith, Time

37

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