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Quotes by Canadian Authors
"The heart of our relationship, this natural environment that has blessed us really all along the west coast of North America, on both sides of the border we've realized that this incredible natural wealth comes with a price."
"We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love."
"Hobbes's analysis of the causes of violence, borne out by modern data on crime and war, shows that violence is not a primitive, irrational urge, nor is it a "pathology" except in the metaphorical sense of a condition that everyone would like to eliminate. Instead, it is a near-inevitable outcome of the dynamics of self-interested, rational social organisms."
"I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on real life."
"It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures."
"Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear completely."
"Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline."
"The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about."
"I know, it was a little bit out of control, but hey. It was all fun."
"So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents."
"We rise, we fall.Life is a lesson.But, if not lived with the heart,holds no depth, no meaning.We must feel pain, to feel the joy, to feel the pain, and so on, so forth.It requires great courage.I try with all my mightto hold gratitude in the lesson.Thank you universe for showing mefor teaching me."
"As a father, we need to actively listen."
"Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny."
"This is my home, Cape Breton is my home, and I don't know if I really want to leave it as much as I might think and I'm sort of scared to leave it all behind, everything I've lived with, I have so many memories of all the things I've done here and I'm afraid if I leave, I might lose all my memories."
"Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been."
"Live with a pure and open heart and mind. Quiet all the rest. Our biggest obstacle was always ourselves. Thoughts that come from a place of love: are never wrong."
"When you need help but refuse to ask for it, you are rejecting yourself. You're not even giving yourself a chance. You're not even giving anyone else a chance to help you. You started at a 'No' and now you're stuck at a 'No'. Don't you want to push forward as much as you can? Don't you want to push forward to a better future and a better you? You can get so much further just by learning to ask for help when you need it. You can get so much further by learning to cooperate with others for your mutual interests. There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking for help. Other people have the choice whether or not they will help you. At least give them that choice."
"Nothing invests life with more meaning than the realisation that every moment of sentience is a precious gift."
"I pick good women, but I haven't had any luck with my men."
"Beauvoir left their home wanting to call his wife and tell her how much he loved her, and then tell her what he believed in, and his fears and hopes and disappointments. To talk about something real and meaningful. He dialed his cell phone and got her. But the words got caught somewhere south of his throat. Instead he told her the weather had cleared, and she told him about the movie she'd rented. Then they both hung up."
"Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar."
"My feelings towards Scott Card are pretty mixed. Politically, he and I are pretty far apart."
"I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart."
"If we need to compete with anyone, we need to compete with ourselves. We need to challenge ourselves to be a better version of ourselves. We need to challenge ourselves to do better every single day."
"I also dance to music that makes me feel sexy in front of a mirror."
"Everything is a choice and we can always choose to come from a place of love."
"Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer."
"Life is simple. It is meant to be lived. Don't over-complicate things. Don't lose your life in the things that don't matter."
"A gossip spread a rumor, and became notorious from the deed. The gossip then started a fire beyond their control, and when it spread, the gossip spread the word around, but people just ran away. The gossip died in the fire they started, longing for warmth they could not find or keep when they did. And no one spread the word, about the gossips' death."
"My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada."
"My musical director, Mark Cherry, is the most wonderful person who ever lived on God's good green Earth. He's my director, he does the arrangements. Really, he does everything - including certain janitorial chores!"
"A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now."
"Acknowledge and voice the positives LOUDER than the negatives."
"I've had some amazing people in my life. Look at my father - he came from a small fishing village of five hundred people and at six foot four with giant ears and a kind of very odd expression, thought he could be a movie star. So go figure, you know?"
"Happiness is gleaned from a source, which can be attributed to all experiences; it can be found wherever the individual does not mind forfeiting the option, for some sense of control."
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