Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Canadian Authors

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.

Success is different for everyone; everybody defines it in their own way, and that's part of what we do in 'Close Up', finding what it was each person wanted to achieve and what their willingness to sacrifice for that was.

Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.

A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. And you devalue the citizenship of every Canadian in this place and in this country when you break down and make it conditional for anyone.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

There's something messed up with my brain.

There's so much negativity on social media, I don't want to add to that.

A creative project is a moving target. You never end up where you start.

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Beauty comes in all forms. It's not just external; it's internal as well.

Everybody is a hypocrite. You can't live on this planet without being a hypocrite.

Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good.

My interests in the world of technology are mainly video games, but I like tech as a means to help solve big issues, such as the demands on natural resources.

The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future, we're the only animal that realized we can affect the future by what we do today.

I'm the most boring person to talk to.

Fusion fashion - that's what I'm inspired by, taking all these different cultures and then trying to put it together that a girl here would love to wear.

When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

We live in an interconnected world, in an interconnected time, and we need holistic solutions. We have a crisis of inequality, and we need climate solutions that solve that crisis.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

Learn how to treat your vegetables with the love and kindness that they deserve.

Once you got a solar panel on a roof, energy is free. Once we convert our entire electricity grid to green and renewable energy, cost of living goes down.

We didn't have the Grand Ole Opry or country radio stations in Nova Scotia when I was growing up.

I think the smart teams are chasing those well-rounded players, making that well-rounded lineup, having that well-rounded team.

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

New Day rocks. I can't lie.

It's almost mind-boggling how time flies.

It's more fun to be playing hockey than doing anything else.

Play with no fear. Just enjoy the game.

I always love rosy cheeks, so I am all about blush.

Time flies when you're on an emotional roller coaster.

Practice makes perfect and if you practice battling and competing and working hard, then that will transfer over in a game. If you practice just kind of floating around out there in practice, you know that's going to transfer over, too. So I think the harder you work and the more you compete, then that's how you're going to play in a game.

Technology can become a crutch. Sometimes it's there just to hide behind when you're shy of what you're trying to say.

Everything is good when you're winning. But true colors come out when you lose.

You don't need a Ph.D. in mathematics to be a successful poker player.

Having a wheel mentality is paramount. It gives you time and space.

How can we be free when we are prisoners to social media, in a world without privacy? How can we be free when our every movement is tracked and every conversation is recorded and can easily be held against us? How exactly are we free if we are tethered to our cell phones?

My happy place is my bedroom. I love it.

Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.

Social media enables us to talk about issues, shine a light on problems, and raise awareness of struggles that might have gone unnoticed. On the flipside, it also allows for a lot of noise and distractions. Sometimes it doesn't create the best environment for a healthy discussion and can lead to trolling.

Disinformation has always existed. It's not like all of a sudden we've just discovered this new thing called propaganda.

My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.

I'm outing myself as a huge comic book nerd.

Don't give up, no matter how hard it is. Things are going to be tough down the road, but the more work you put in, the more achievement you're going to get out of it.

The sole purpose of the bedroom is to melt away any stressors.

The word nationalism, to most people, has a virtuous whiff; historically, it's been conflated with terms like patriotism and loyalty and solidarity with one's civic tribe.

Life is short, and every moment is precious.

A cardio workout increases blood flow and acts as a filter system. It brings nutrients like oxygen, protein, and iron to the muscles that you've been training and helps them recover faster.

My best piece of style advice is to keep your wardrobe small and love everything in it.

Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.

I didn't know the colors of my wedding or what my bouquet would look like!

Always dress like you're going somewhere better.

The only way we can reduce the number of these endangered species is to improve and provide additional habitat where they can live and reproduce.

I have great respect for all my colleagues.

You can't go with the intention of writing something inspirational. You just have to go with the right heart.

Teamwork can build friendships that last a lifetime.

It's so important for people to have a space that they love, and that you wake up happy every morning in your house. A big part of that is what you have for your furniture, your art, your decor.

Nationalism can be a destructive force when it promotes intolerance and division. But it can also be a force for good, when it seeks to defend local autonomy against the homogenizing forces of larger entities.

Needless to say, oftentimes a 'religion' is not needed to breed extremism. People breed it all by themselves, oftentimes with the subjective morality of modern secularism breeding the worst kind.

I've always been the type that, every few months, I'm like, 'Let's change the haircut one more time.'