Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Adrienne Clarkson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian journalist Adrienne Clarkson.

Last updated on November 7, 2024.

Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.

Canadian - Journalist | Born: February 10, 1939

Source: Wikipedia

Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.

Adrienne Clarkson

Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone.

Adrienne Clarkson

To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

Adrienne Clarkson

Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.

Adrienne Clarkson

When you get on the boat that's saving you, don't pull up the ladder behind you

Adrienne Clarkson

No one is so poor that they cannot give, and no one is so rich that they cannot receive.

Adrienne Clarkson

As I go across the country and privately visit women's shelters and counselling centres, I am appalled that the most vulnerable people in our society are still women.

Adrienne Clarkson

Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Adrienne Clarkson

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