"I'm so proud to be Canadian. I've been to 58 countries, and they're wonderful countries, but Canada is the best."

-- Paul Henderson

#Country Quotes #Canada Quotes #Proud Quotes

“Our life is our own to-day, to-morrow you will be dust, a shade, and a tale that is told. Live mindful of death; the hour flies.”

Source : "The Satires". Book by Aulus Persius Flaccus, Satire V, line 151,
“Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.”

Source : Mercedes McCambridge (1981). “The quality of mercy: an autobiography”, Crown
“I'm trying to be myself more and more. The more confidence you have in yourself... the more you realize that this is you, and life isn't long. So get on with it!”
“When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If I'm in the shower, it's an incorrect shower. It's profoundly uncomfortable. But it's what keeps me pushing.”
“Life will get in the way. Count on it. Be prepared for it. Maintain focus and press on towards your goal.”
“She pulls away, pats me on the shoulder with three mini-pats, like those used to pet reptiles.”
“He shifted over without comment, lifting the blankets, and I scrambled into the warm sheets beside him. He smelled like soap and sleep and bare skin. He smelled familiar. Not the deja vu familiar of Guy or Mel. Familiar like...the ache in your chest of homesickness, of longing for harbor after weeks of rough seas or craving a fire's warmth after snow--or wanting back something you should never have given away.”
“Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.”

Source : Jan Christian Smuts (1952). “Jan Christian Smuts: a biography”, William Morrow & Company

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