"I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country."

Source : Louis Riel (1886). “The Queen Vs. Louis Riel: Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason. Report of Trial at Regina.--Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench, Manitoba.--Appeal to the Privy Council, England.--Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict.--List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence, Ottawa”

Louis Riel

#Country Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Leader Quotes

“I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.”

Source : "Christopher Lee recorded an incredible cover of 'My Way' - let's get it in the charts" by Simon Reynolds, www.digitalspy.com. June 12, 2015.
“Poison?" she (Granuaile)said,"I hope it isn't iocane powder.”
“... people miss a great deal by being sensible.”

Source : Martha Gellhorn (2014). “The View from the Ground”, p.223, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections.”
“Drinking all day Big chiefing at night I keep my eyes red and tight So that my teeth can look white”

Source : Song: I Can't Quit, Album: The Dude, 1998
“Art - my slats! Guts! Guts! Life! Life! I can paint with a shoe-string dipped in pitch and lard.”
“We don't call it sin today, we call it self-expression.”
“Then you've a hunch what the music meant . . . hunger and night and the stars.”

"I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country."

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