Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Canadian Authors - Page 3

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Politics should not be a lifelong career, and elected officials should not be allowed to fix themselves in the halls of power of a nation.

There's only one Squirrel Girl!

What is a literary festival? Imagine a sort of cross between school and church. There are no actual festivities; what there are is a lot of public readings.

In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there's no patience for the long, slow rebuilding process: implementing after-school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas.

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.

Quebec City is the most European of any city in North America; they speak French all the time. There is a part of town called Old Quebec which is really like being in France. The architecture is just gorgeous, food, shopping. I'd say Quebec City is the most beautiful city in North America I've seen.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

E-commerce is not an industry; e-commerce is a tactic.

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.

When the people you love are gone, you're alone.

I feel like I thrive in the red light.

In a modern and innovative society, where advancements are plentiful and communication is instantaneous, science and technology are a part of everyday life.

We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters.

With awareness come responsibility and choice.

I am lazy, but for some reason, I am so paranoid that I end up working hard.

Everyone knows the best time to do laundry is later.

I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word.

I am happy because I'm grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.

Humans are social beings, and we are happier, and better, when connected to others.

When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.

Oh my god, I never want to hurt a bike. That's the last thing I want to do, precious little bikes.

Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.

The complexity of things - the things within things - just seems to be endless. I mean nothing is easy, nothing is simple.

The blockchain cannot be described just as a revolution. It is a tsunami-like phenomenon, slowly advancing and gradually enveloping everything along its way by the force of its progression.

For me, the most interesting people are ones who often work against their best interests. Bad choices. They go in directions where you go, 'No no no nooo!' You push away someone who is trying to love you, you hurt someone who's trying to get your trust, or you love someone you shouldn't.

I have never been a massive fan of intergender wrestling.

I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers.

I loved a lot of the romantic composers.

You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

Everyone has an equal right to inequality.

You usually have to wait for that which is worth waiting for.

I went to a tiny little high school... I'd make my foray into Calgary if I wanted to see a movie or do something crazy.

With small breasts, you don't have to wear a bra with dresses that have some support. It feels sexy without one.

I came from a happy family with loving parents, so my associations with marriage and children were all happy, positive things that brought me comfort as a child, which I wanted in my life.

What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.

We often say that our science is objective and accurate, but we don't often say that our science is incomplete - that although the established parts of natural science are very well tested and the evidence makes a compelling case for things being as they've been described, there nevertheless are open questions that we cannot answer.

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young.

Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.

You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!

There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after.

The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche.

You know, if you read a book, once you get to chapter five and stuff starts stepping up, it doesn't mean chapters one to four didn't happen. They happened, but now we're on the next chapter, and that's how I'd like to be perceived.

I've had some amazing people in my life. Look at my father - he came from a small fishing village of five hundred people and at six foot four with giant ears and a kind of very odd expression, thought he could be a movie star. So go figure, you know?

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Are my politics Democrat or Republican? I think both are horrific. And it doesn't matter anyway. Money runs America; money runs everywhere.

I believe in professionalism and I believe in putting on the best possible match regardless of the scenario for our audience.

I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

To me, mass media is when you are able to use a platform to reach an audience on a large, global scale, and I think YouTube has certainly achieved that and is still finding ways to bring a wider range of content to its audience.

Know your target audience. Always keep them at the forefront of your mind. Understand their lifestyle and what they are looking for. Gather their feedback and use it to tailor your approach. The voice of the consumer is an essential input into the development of any fashion business or blog.

I'm attracted to funny people with nice hands who smell good and are kind to people.

I didn't come up as a DJ, so I don't play by DJ rules.

Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.

Patience is the secret to good food.