"as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions."

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Source : John Allen Fraser (1993). “The House of Commons at Work”, Montréal : Éditions de la Chenelière

John Allen Fraser

#Office Quotes #Information Quotes #Made Quotes

“Do you realize that if you fall into a black hole, you will see the entire future of the Universe unfold in front of you in a matter of moments and you will emerge into another space-time created by the singularity of the black hole you just fell into?”
“One has to kill a few of oneâ€™s natural selves to let the rest grow â€” a very painful slaughter of innocents.”
“[On 9/11:] ... those towers represented human triumph over nature. Larger than life, built to be unburnable, they were the Titanic of our day. For them to burn and fall so quickly means that the whole superstructure we depend upon to mitigate nature and assure our comfort and safety could fall.”
“Why run? I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And finally, I run because thereâ€™s no better way to see the sun rise and set... What the years have shown me is that running clarifies the thinking process as well as purifies the body. I think best - most broadly and most fully - when I am running.”
“I never wanted to be called an artist. I wanted to be called a photographer.”
“Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.”
“Sex isn't all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.”
“I feel like I'm going backwards, actually, as I get older. I'm regressing. I feel more and more like a kid, which is kind of a fun feeling.”

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