Canada Quotes - Page 19

• An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life.

  Sting

  Uncles, Guitar, Found

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• I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou.

  George Strait

  Hunting, Utah, Texas

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• The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.

  David Suzuki

  Government, Giving, Desire

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• The KXL pipeline would make it easy and cost effective for oil producers in Canada to transport oil to the Gulf of Mexico where it could be shipped to customers - not just in the United States - but around the world.

  Ron Wyden

  Oil, Cost, Mexico

  "Is the Keystone XL Pipeline a Good Deal for Americans?" by Sen. Ron Wyden, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 17, 2011.

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• Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to drop out of school. In Canada, five boys drop out for every three girls. Girls outperform boys now at every level, from elementary school to graduate school.

  Philip Zimbardo

  Girl, Motivation, Inspiration

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• I have tons of fans in Canada. I've sold hundreds of thousands of books there.

  Tucker Max

  Book, Fans

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• President Bush left for Canada today to attend a trade summit. Reportedly, the trade summit got off to an awkward start when the president pulled out his baseball cards.

  Conan O'Brien

  Baseball, Awkward, President

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• Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Sports, Hockey

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• I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.

  Mike Myers

  Parent, Born, Description

  "Mike Myers: My Family Values". Interview with Elaine Lipworth, www.theguardian.com. July 03, 2010.

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• I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America.

  Wilfrid Laurier

  Country, America, United States

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• I'm as proud and assertive in my Quebec identity as any Quebecer. I believe it's to Quebec's advantage to be part of the Canadian federation. But I will be extremely strong and forceful in defending Quebec's interests within Canada.

  Philippe Couillard

  Strong, Believe, Identity

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• My goal is to be living back in Canada as soon as I can, hopefully somewhere in the Gulf Islands.

  Nicholas Lea

  Islands, Goal, Hopefully

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for "Running off to Canada."

  Jay Leno

  Running, Courses

  "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, June 24, 2005.

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• Quebecers are happy in Canada. We are benefiting economically and fiscally from belonging to Canada. We're proud of being Canadian. It's a great country. Everybody on Earth envies our Canadian citizenship.

  Philippe Couillard

  Country, Envy, Earth

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• I'm kinda disapointed that Canada isn't like the South Park movie said it was.

  Joel Madden

  Parks, Said, South

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• I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point.

  Yann Martel

  Years, Four, I Can

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• I grew up in Canada, man - we all had rinks in our backyards because we'd ice down the grass with a hose and build a skating rink.

  Tatiana Maslany

  Men, Ice, Skating

  "On the ‘Parks & Rec’ Set with Tatiana Maslany". Interview, etcanada.com. October 15, 2013.

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• I used to do tech support for MSN in Canada.

  Cory Monteith

  Support, Used

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.

  Cory Monteith

  Football, School, Games

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• This book, 'Stupid White Men,' has sold now over four million copies worldwide. Probably about half of that may be in the U.S. and Canada, and the rest, overseas.

  Michael Moore

  Stupid, Book, Men

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• We have to see that we're a part of each other, and we have to take care of each other. The reason why they have universal health care in Canada and Britain, these other places? Because they believe if one suffers, everybody suffers.

  Michael Moore

  Believe, Suffering, Care

  "Michael Moore: 'We need to be a less selfish society'" by Kate Goodacre, www.digitalspy.com. July 25, 2012.

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• Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

  Alanis Morissette

  Birthday, Sarcasm, Thinking

  "I've been a thorn in people's sides just by existing" by Lucy O'Brien, www.theguardian.com. May 21, 2008.

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• Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have a dish named after it.

  Mike Myers

  Country, Cities, Musician

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• I get to go to overseas places, like Canada.

  Britney Spears

  Dumb, Geography

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• If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate.

  Jean Chretien

  Military, Iraq, Action

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