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Quotes by Canadian Authors
"Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime."
"We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist."
"It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate."
"You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it."
"We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love."
"My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied."
"You know, we have a long history of covering different periods of this band's development with a live record... a sort of live thing that would be done for three or four records, and that was the intention with this particular package."
"I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it out once I got there."
"Until all processes are progressed, the world will not process meaningful, measurable progress.Progress the process, in order to process, progress. This shall be the responsibility of those who are for the light of universal innovation, as opposed to the benefactors of sectarian division."
"Nothing invests life with more meaning than the realisation that every moment of sentience is a precious gift."
"Really think about what you want your eulogy to say about you, then live THAT."
"If a person cannot protect you, it is because you were meant to perfect them.If they cannot perfect you, you are meant to protect them."
"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude."
"I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels."
"Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone."
"Many people still regard many users of public services as undeserving."
"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!"
"You know for sure Jane would be annoyed she gave you all her money and you're not even enjoying it. Should have given it to me.' Myrna had shaken her head in mock bewilderment. 'I'd have known what to do with it. Boom, down to Jamaica, a nice Rasta man, a good book-''Wait a minute. You have a Rasta man and you're reading a book?''Oh, yes. Each has a purpose. For instance, a Rasta man is great when he's hard, but not a book.'Clara had laughed. They shared a disdain for hard books. Not the content, but the cover. Hardcovers were simply too hard to hold, especially in bed.'Unlike a Rasta man,' said Myrna."
"Any constituency that needs amending, is a prototype in error."
"I give myself strength by staying away from any music."
"The knowledge we need, we are predisposed to seeking, intuitively.A fool does not know, what to do with importance, how to gauge importance, but they readily seek influence.The corrupt didn't find the expanse of life giving thought, because their self is their center; the stagnant find it hard to revolve.The wise do not subscribe to the fodder that feeds the herd, because they are not predisposed to being swept along in banal minutiae."
"Never once, did Christ ever utter, 'I came here to start a religion'Early Christians did not worship items, relics, wars, or governments."
"My happiness has to come from within myself or it is too fragile a thing to be of any use to me and too much of a burden to benefit any of my loved ones."
"You can believe whatever you will, as long as you realize: it was your decision!"
"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."
"If you let it bother you, it will bother you."
"I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice."
"There's always risk. But I'm going to come in and play hard. I want to come in and contribute."
"Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go."
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