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Small: I like adventure
Marc Garneau
"I like adventure"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
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Small: He who obeys Gods laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge
"He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge"
Daniel D. Palmer, Celebrity
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Small: And now for Return to Flight, Im chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian
Chris Hadfield
"And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
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Small: Ive had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride
Chris Hadfield
"I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
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Small: I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you thr
"I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up"
Nancy Greene, Athlete
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Small: Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion
"Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion"
Wilfrid Laurier, Statesman
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Small: A college education shows a man how little other people know
"A college education shows a man how little other people know"
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Author
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Small: Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away
"Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away"
Laurence J. Peter, Writer
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Small: Canadas a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be
Marc Garneau
"Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote sensing technology from space is a natural fit for a country like Canada"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
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Small: Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq.
"Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq. For our present purpose, the point is not that he survived the defection, but that he had to face it"
Stockwell Day, Politician
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Small: In the United States, commentators recognize that, generally speaking, most people who hold liberal positions
"In the United States, commentators recognize that, generally speaking, most people who hold liberal positions over a range of issues will likely vote Democratic, while most people, again generally speaking, who hold conservative positions will vote Republican"
Stockwell Day, Politician
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Small: Canada evolved within the British Empire: it inherited the Parliamentary system, the Cabinet system and all th
"Canada evolved within the British Empire: it inherited the Parliamentary system, the Cabinet system and all the other features of the British constitutional system which had been in place, for the most part, for several centuries before Canada was even thought of"
Stockwell Day, Politician
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Small: We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understan
Doug Coupland
"We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes"
Doug Coupland, Author
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Small: Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away
Doug Coupland
"Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away"
Doug Coupland, Author
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Small: I dont want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them for me
Doug Coupland
"I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them for me"
Doug Coupland, Author
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Small: The men resent a woman getting any honour in what they consider is essentially their field. Men painters mostl
"The men resent a woman getting any honour in what they consider is essentially their field. Men painters mostly despise women painters. So I have decided to stop squirming, to throw any honour in with Canada and women"
Emily Carr, Artist
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Small: He doesnt make it so complicated but just really allows the lyric to come through even though theres a lot of
"He doesn't make it so complicated but just really allows the lyric to come through even though there's a lot of production going on. I think that's the key and that's the magic, it's making sure that people could still connect with the lyrics while they're on the dance floor"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the
"When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what you don't want to assume is that you know what the audience is thinking"
Rick Moranis, Actor
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Small: Well, I took a sabbatical. I walked away from shooting movies because I couldnt handle the travel. Im a single
"Well, I took a sabbatical. I walked away from shooting movies because I couldn't handle the travel. I'm a single parent. I had young kids, and I found that keeping in touch with them from hotel rooms and airports wasn't working for me. So I stopped"
Rick Moranis, Actor
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Small: You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while li
"You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming"
Emily Carr, Artist
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Small: From beginning to end its about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and n
"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world. Im still on
"I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world. I'm still only 35 years old... I have a fresh start physically and mentally, and I feel that I can achieve my goal to be the best again"
Mario Lemieux, Athlete
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Small: Hes only 4 years old, so I dont think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch
"He's only 4 years old, so I don't think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch tapes here from the Stanley Cup years, but I don't think he realized how many years I played"
Mario Lemieux, Athlete
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Small: Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century
"Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century
"Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor
Sebastian Bach
"Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor"
Sebastian Bach, Musician
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Small: News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper
"News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper"
Arthur Christiansen, Journalist
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Small: Peoples ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you cant help it-ignorance is when you choose not to
Sarah McLachlan
"People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it-ignorance is when you choose not to understand something"
Sarah McLachlan, Musician
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Small: The politicians promises of yesterday are the taxes of today
"The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today"
Mackenzie King, Statesman
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Small: The Legislature of Lower Canada, consisting chiefly of Roman Catholics, could hardly be expected to support a
"The Legislature of Lower Canada, consisting chiefly of Roman Catholics, could hardly be expected to support a church which they were taught to consider heretical, and in Upper Canada the scanty means at the disposal of the Government, precluded all hope"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: I really believed that if I could play that character, who is grounded in the earth and the history of the Uni
"I really believed that if I could play that character, who is grounded in the earth and the history of the United States - not the kind of role I usually play - it would help me change the perception out there and my own perception of what I can accomplish as a performer"
Andrea Martin, Actor
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Small: Yeah, I love doing ensemble pieces. You get to meet so many new people and make new friends
"Yeah, I love doing ensemble pieces. You get to meet so many new people and make new friends"
Devon Sawa, Actor
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Small: Well, the years from 10 to 20, when your body, mind and everything is like changing every five minutes, can be
Anna Paquin
"Well, the years from 10 to 20, when your body, mind and everything is like changing every five minutes, can be pretty torturing. And most of the interesting characters, I think, are somewhat tortured or torturous. I'm 20 now, so I'm only just an adult"
Anna Paquin, Actress
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Small: It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and t
"It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I'm finished I'm not going to be on the front page, but I'm going to be just as happy without the publicity"
Terry Fox, Athlete
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Small: When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Womens Christian Temperance Union na
Maureen Forrester
"When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing"
Maureen Forrester, Musician
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Small: Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things
Keanu Reeves
"Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: We didnt see what happened after mortars landed, only the puff of smoke. There were horrors that were complete
Ashleigh Banfield
"We didn't see what happened after mortars landed, only the puff of smoke. There were horrors that were completely left out of this war. So was this journalism? Or was this coverage?"
Ashleigh Banfield, Journalist
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Small: From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every wa
"From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canada's war effort as effective as possible"
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician
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Small: Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience
"Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience"
Albert Bandura, Psychologist
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Small: My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work
Lexa Doig
"My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work"
Lexa Doig, Actress
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