--- title: "1 Country Think Quotes By Gord Downie" description: "1 Country Think quotes by Gord Downie. Plus more from Gord Downie and more Country Think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/gord-downie-7576_canada_canada-is-not-canada-we-are-not-the-coun_1761046.jpg" --- > [Canada is not Canada. We are not the country we think we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/canada-is-not-canada-we-are-not-the-country-we-think-we-are/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/gord-downie-7576_canada_canada-is-not-canada-we-are-not-the-coun_1761046.jpg) ## More by Gord Downie > [I come to America because if you're a rock 'n' roll musician you should come here every chance you get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-come-to-america-because-if-you-re-a-rock-n-roll-musician-you-should/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I had spend a lot of time looking at things intellectually, coming from the head, let's say, rather than the heart, and saying things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-had-spend-a-lot-of-time-looking-at-things-intellectually-coming/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I used to run the band hockey pool - regular season and playoffs. I would write weekly reports, which were meant to demoralize and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-used-to-run-the-band-hockey-pool-regular-season-and-playoffs-i/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I love dance - trying to express myself wordlessly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-love-dance-trying-to-express-myself-wordlessly/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I grew up on the lake and spent most of that time outdoors. As a musician, I travel widely around the country and talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-grew-up-on-the-lake-and-spent-most-of-that-time-outdoors-as-a/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [You sort of get so lulled into thinking of yourself as this five-headed thing, the group, the band, The Hip. I guess you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/you-sort-of-get-so-lulled-into-thinking-of-yourself-as-this-five/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [As we move towards resolution and understanding and greater serenity in all aspects of our life, love's pretty elemental and that's nice to know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/as-we-move-towards-resolution-and-understanding-and-greater-serenity/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [You know, Prime Minister Trudeau's got me. His work with First Nations. He's got everybody. He's going to take us where we need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/you-know-prime-minister-trudeau-s-got-me-his-work-with-first-nations/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [If we weren't in this band, some of us wouldn't be playing at all. You have tiffs with someone when he has smelly feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/if-we-weren-t-in-this-band-some-of-us-wouldn-t-be-playing-at-all-you/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I enjoy making and creating things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-enjoy-making-and-creating-things/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I think I'm a dancer in terms of what I do onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-think-i-m-a-dancer-in-terms-of-what-i-do-onstage/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I'm grateful for the friendships and being able to show it, for people's dancing pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-m-grateful-for-the-friendships-and-being-able-to-show-it-for-people/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I work a couple of hours a day with a guitar or pushing words around, so over time I have a lot of material,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-work-a-couple-of-hours-a-day-with-a-guitar-or-pushing-words-around/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [I've always liked R.E.M. because, like so many things I like, they exude a warmth; I like to think that we do, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-ve-always-liked-r-e-m-because-like-so-many-things-i-like-they-exude/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) > [When I'm in front of a crowd, I don't think 'Oh, there's some hard-core metalheads and some alternative fringe types, so we should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/when-i-m-in-front-of-a-crowd-i-don-t-think-oh-there-s-some-hard-core/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-think/gord-downie/#itemlist", "name": "1 Country Think Quotes By Gord Downie", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Canada is not Canada. 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