Canada Quotes - Page 35

• Canada is said to have got its name from the two Spanish words aca and nada, signifying 'there is nothing here.'

  Goldwin Smith

  Names, Two, Aca

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• Over the weekend, John Kerry - the big John Kerry juggernaut moves on - he won primaries in Washington D.C., Nevada and, I think, Canada. And he's so confident that he's started nailing that intern again.

  David Letterman

  Moving, Weekend, Thinking

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• They must be doing something right up there in Canada.

  Hugh Hefner

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• To a young kid growing up in Canada, America seemed to be crazy about the future; dazzled by it.

  Graydon Carter

  Growing Up, Crazy, Kids

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• Canada will also look into their policies to avoid a repeat. They will go after their exporter.

  Ramon Paje

  Looks, Policy, Repeats

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• The main problem, certainly, for the people who will not get vaccinated with Thimerosal, which was put into polio vaccine. And the belief was that it may cause autism. And there's been an awful lot done in terms of studies in Western Europe, Canada, the United States, and no correlation was found between Thimerosal and autism from those children who took vaccines. Indeed, when Thimerosal was taken out of many of these vaccines, the autism rate in the United States still rose.

  David Oshinsky

  Children, Taken, Europe

  "Bill Gates' Goal: Get Rid Of Polio, Forever". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. January 31, 2011.

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• Canada is great. It's one of the most beautiful cities and I'm definitely going to miss it a lot.

  Taylor Lautner

  Beautiful, Cities, Missing

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• Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada's political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear into a black hole if the accord weren't passed, the more Canadians opposed it.

  Preston Manning

  Country, Political, Black

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• The U.S., France, Germany and Canada have all responded to the financial crisis by boosting rather than cutting their science funding. The U.K. has not.

  Martin Rees

  Cutting, Germany, France

  "How science became cool" by Martin Reese, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2010.

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• We should strengthen the faith of our people in their own future, the faith of every Canadian in Canada, and of every province in its sister province. This faith wrongs no one; burdens no one; menaces no one; dishonors no one; and, as it was said of old, faith moves mountains, so I venture reverently to express my own belief that if the difficulties of our future as a dominion were as high as the peaks of the Alps or Andes, yet that the pure patriotic faith of a united people would be all sufficient to overcome and ultimately to triumph over all such difficulties.

  Thomas D'Arcy McGee

  Moving, Patriotic, People

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• Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

  Callum Keith Rennie

  Moving, Parent, Proud

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• Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.

  Harland Williams

  Artist, Perspective, Comedian

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• We'll explain the appeal of curling to you if you explain the appeal of the National Rifle Association to us.

  Andy Barrie

  Rifles, Association, National Identity

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• That's the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.

  Murray Walker

  Funny, Motor Racing, Years

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• Hysterically funny, amazingly talented people. That's what I think of when I think of Canada. That, and cold beer. And mountains.

  Richard Patrick

  Beer, Thinking, People

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• I've been called treacherous, stupid, venal, lazy ..and that's only by the Tories.

  Peter MacKay

  Stupid, Lazy, Treacherous

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• I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me Canadas scariest writer, and I love that.

  Andrew Pyper

  Community, Special, Thrillers

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• I went to school to be an actor in Canada and realized I hated auditions once I left, which is a huge problem if you want to get a part.

  Brad Goreski

  School, Actors, Want

  "Celebrity Stylist Brad Goreski on Dressing Hollywood, Growing Up in Canada" by Victoria Thompson, Lauren Effron, abcnews.go.com. August 15, 2012.

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• Canada is currently the only major industrialized country in the world that does not allow any private administration of health care services that are provided by the public system.

  Cliff Stearns

  Country, Doe, World

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• I love Canada. Its a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.

  Yann Martel

  Beautiful, Land, Political

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• I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada.

  Ryan Stiles

  Taxes, Knows

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• We had very good discussions on current security challenges and NATO's continued adaptation to meet them. Canada is a committed ally and a capable contributor to international security. We appreciate your quick decision to deploy forces, planes and ships to strengthen our collective defence in view of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, as well as your contribution to the international anti-ISIL coalition. Canada plays a major part in our decision-making and helps keep the vital bond between Europe and North America strong.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Strong, America, Ukraine

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• Lightfoot's voice is such a part of the fabric of Canada, I know it almost as well as I know my own voice.

  David Foster

  Voice, Fabric, Wells

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• Churchill is the very type of a corrupt journalist. There is not a worse prostitute in politics. He himself has written that it'sunimaginable what can be done in war with the help of lies. He's an utterly amoral repulsive creature. I'm convinced that he has his place of refuge ready beyond the Atlantic. He obviously won't seek sanctuary in Canada. In Canada he'd be beaten up. He'll go to his friends the Yankees. As soon as this damnable winter is over, we'll remedy all that.

  Adolf Hitler

  War, Lying, Winter

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• We're either going to be dependent on dirty oil from the Gulf or dirty oil from Canada.

  Hillary Clinton

  Dirty, Oil, Dependent

  "Clinton remarks on Canadian pipeline stir debate", www.foxnews.com. October 21, 2010.

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