Canadian Quotes
281 quotes by 225 authors
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The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'
— Margaret Atwood
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For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to…
— Diane Ackerman
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My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.
— Dan Aykroyd
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The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.
— Dennis Banks
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I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain.
— Conrad Black
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Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and…
— Malin Akerman
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My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.
— Jim Carrey
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I think being Canadian helps you as a journalist in America, because you're sort of on the outside watching this big party going on, and…
— Graydon Carter
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Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to…
— Paul Cellucci
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But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and military personnel…
— Paul Cellucci
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I am the ultimate California girl, which is funny, being that I'm Canadian.
— Pamela Anderson
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In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada decision (Chaoulli-Zeliotis), the Canadian Medicare system is about to be redesigned. Physicians must not just sit…
— Brian Day
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Definitely very proud, very honoured to be Canadian. To be able to represent your country in Canada and win a gold medal on home soil…
— Meghan Agosta-Marciano
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Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life,…
— Stephen Leacock
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A Canadian newspaperman said yesterday that this is the President's "Easter egghead roll on the White House lawn." I want to deny that!
— John F. Kennedy
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I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I…
— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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One in three Canadian teens are bullied. That's nearly two million young Canadians who are teased and excluded. Nearly two million who are silenced in…
— Shawn Desman
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This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage…
— Anne McLellan
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There really are two different schools of songwriting-American and Canadian. It's interesting. You guys have this history of guys like Paul Williams and Jimmy Webb,…
— Fred Eaglesmith
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Now it would be foolish and impossible to try and prevent the manufacture of films containing Canadian snow scenes; but there is no vestige of…
— Charles Paul
Who Wrote These Canadian Quotes
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