--- title: "20 Winnipeg Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 20 Winnipeg quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Winnipeg sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/chris-jericho-2770_idiot_i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot-1812351_1812351.png" --- > [I'm from Winnipeg, you idiot!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-jericho/i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot/) [Chris Jericho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-jericho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/chris-jericho-2770_idiot_i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot-1812351_1812351.png) > [I was born in Saint Boniface, which is a small city right next to Winnipeg, nominally French speaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-peebles/i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a-small-city-right-next-to/) [Jim Peebles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-peebles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/jim-peebles-13204_born_i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a_1125803.jpg) > [You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-cummings/you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-years-and-not-meet-ringo-paul/) [Burton Cummings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-cummings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/burton-cummings-35241_bob_you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-ye_1526371.png) > [I actually loved Winnipeg. Everyone told me I was going to hate it, but it was great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liev-schreiber/i-actually-loved-winnipeg-everyone-told-me-i-was-going-to-hate-it-but/) [Liev Schreiber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liev-schreiber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/liev-schreiber-8780_hate_i-actually-loved-winnipeg-everyone-told_1895123.jpg) > [I was a kid from Winnipeg - I didn't know anything about the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-schwartz/i-was-a-kid-from-winnipeg-i-didn-t-know-anything-about-the-world/) [Gerry Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-schwartz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/gerry-schwartz-26646_about_i-was-a-kid-from-winnipeg-i-didn-t-know_2661826.png) > [I came from Winnipeg and a small-town background, and I wouldn't say a depressed area, but Winnipeg has never been a rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-schwartz/i-came-from-winnipeg-and-a-small-town-background-and-i-wouldn-t-say-a/) [Gerry Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-schwartz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/gerry-schwartz-26646_area_i-came-from-winnipeg-and-a-small-town-ba_2594960.jpg) > [I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. I left when I was three. My parents went to Miami, and that's where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-henry/i-was-born-in-winnipeg-manitoba-in-canada-i-left-when-i-was-three-my/) [Joshua Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-henry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/joshua-henry-14353_born_i-was-born-in-winnipeg-manitoba-in-canad_366776.jpg) > [I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-gillies/i-moved-to-new-zealand-from-winnipeg-when-i-was-almost-five-i-hated/) [Daniel Gillies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-gillies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/daniel-gillies-24532_air_i-moved-to-new-zealand-from-winnipeg-whe_3137077.jpg) > [Radio was my lifeline as a kid growing up in Winnipeg in the 1950s. It connected me with the wider world outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-bachman/radio-was-my-lifeline-as-a-kid-growing-up-in-winnipeg-in-the-1950s-it/) [Randy Bachman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-bachman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/randy-bachman-16371_city_radio-was-my-lifeline-as-a-kid-growing-u_1096869.jpg) > [The atmosphere was even greater than in Winnipeg last year. The place was almost packed for warm-ups, which was fun for us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-botterill/the-atmosphere-was-even-greater-than-in-winnipeg-last-year-the-place/) [Jennifer Botterill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-botterill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/jennifer-botterill-83678_atmosphere_the-atmosphere-was-even-greater-than-in_1009509.png) > [Winnipeg has the largest collection of Inuit art in the world, I believe. They can be quite simple in a great way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-dzama/winnipeg-has-the-largest-collection-of-inuit-art-in-the-world-i/) [Marcel Dzama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-dzama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/marcel-dzama-28084_art_winnipeg-has-the-largest-collection-of-i_1416792.jpg) > [Being Canadian and from Winnipeg, I have the spirit of a dreamer because of the cold, and being in the basement thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-carter/being-canadian-and-from-winnipeg-i-have-the-spirit-of-a-dreamer/) [Sarah Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/sarah-carter-39900_basement_being-canadian-and-from-winnipeg-i-have_617195.jpg) > [I grew up in Winnipeg, in the Canadian midwest, the fifth child. It was a great household to grow up in -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-cariou/i-grew-up-in-winnipeg-in-the-canadian-midwest-the-fifth-child-it-was/) [Len Cariou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-cariou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/len-cariou-44906_children_i-grew-up-in-winnipeg-in-the-canadian-mi_1533331.jpg) > [“Funny how in a city of 750,000 one could feel so utterly alone and vulnerable - half a million people and no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-guenther-braun/funny-how-in-a-city-of-750-000-one-could-feel-so-utterly-alone-and/) [Jan Guenther Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-guenther-braun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/jan-guenther-braun-92737_nature_funny-how-in-a-city-of-750-000-one-could_324231.jpg) > [“Even Winnipeggers who depart for Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver never assimilate or fully lose their regional identity. They remain stuck on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bartley-kives/even-winnipeggers-who-depart-for-toronto-calgary-or-vancouver-never/) [Bartley Kives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bartley-kives/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/bartley-kives-222324_humour_even-winnipeggers-who-depart-for-toronto_1053989.jpg) > [We are all shaped by where we grow up, though that shaping takes different forms. I dont think theres any doubt that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-gavriel-kay/we-are-all-shaped-by-where-we-grow-up-though-that-shaping-takes/) [Guy Gavriel Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-gavriel-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/guy-gavriel-kay-2769_age_we-are-all-shaped-by-where-we-grow-up-th_1829956.png) > [You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-harper/you-ve-got-to-remember-that-west-of-winnipeg-the-ridings-the-liberals/) [Stephen Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/stephen-harper-3432_asian_you-ve-got-to-remember-that-west-of-winn_492973.jpg) > [There are more speculators about New Westminster and Victoria than there were in Winnipeg during the boom and they are a much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cornelius-van-horne/there-are-more-speculators-about-new-westminster-and-victoria-than/) [William Cornelius Van Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cornelius-van-horne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/william-cornelius-van-horne-74_inspirational_there-are-more-speculators-about-new-wes_2047564.jpg) > [Well, I had a wolverine. It was supposed to be a cat, but Jason (Patric) is allergic to cats. I can't remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-maddin/well-i-had-a-wolverine-it-was-supposed-to-be-a-cat-but-jason-patric/) [Guy Maddin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-maddin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/guy-maddin-12338_allergic_well-i-had-a-wolverine-it-was-supposed-t_523704.jpg) > [The Winnipeg Art Gallery has a good collection of Inuit art, and most of what I've seen I've seen there or in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-farber/the-winnipeg-art-gallery-has-a-good-collection-of-inuit-art-and-most/) [Neil Farber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-farber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef6/neil-farber-35196_art_the-winnipeg-art-gallery-has-a-good-coll_2940064.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/winnipeg/#itemlist", "name": "Winnipeg Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm from Winnipeg, you idiot!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Jericho" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-jericho/i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/chris-jericho-2770_idiot_i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot-1812351_1812351.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/chris-jericho-2770_idiot_i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot-1812351_1812351.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/chris-jericho-2770_idiot_i-m-from-winnipeg-you-idiot-1812351_1812351.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm from Winnipeg, you idiot!” — Chris Jericho", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was born in Saint Boniface, which is a small city right next to Winnipeg, nominally French speaking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Peebles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-peebles/i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a-small-city-right-next-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/jim-peebles-13204_born_i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a_1125803.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/jim-peebles-13204_born_i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a_1125803.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/jim-peebles-13204_born_i-was-born-in-saint-boniface-which-is-a_1125803.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was born in Saint Boniface, which is a small city right next to Winnipeg, nominally French speaking.” — Jim Peebles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Burton Cummings" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-cummings/you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-years-and-not-meet-ringo-paul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/burton-cummings-35241_bob_you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-ye_1526371.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/burton-cummings-35241_bob_you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-ye_1526371.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/burton-cummings-35241_bob_you-could-live-in-winnipeg-a-thousand-ye_1526371.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan.” — Burton Cummings", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I actually loved Winnipeg. 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