"Many Canadian nationalists harbour the bizarre fear that should we ever reject royalty, we would instantly mutate into Americans, as though the Canadian sense of self is so frail and delicate a bud, that the only thing stopping it from being swallowed whole by the US is an English lady in a funny hat."

-- Will Ferguson

#Humorous Quotes #Self Quotes #Stopping Quotes

“Greatness is what we on the brink of.”
“Nowadays you can't be loud enough!”
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.”
“You're damn right when you say I've shown people how to make a firebomb, I've done my time for my crimes, and I should be able to talk about them.”

Source : "Feds arrest environment radical over S.D. speech" by Onell R. Soto, legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com. February 23, 2006.
“There's no one particular road that will lead you to success. I think everybody will find it differently.”

Source : "Motherload Monday: Chats With Steve Earle, Ravi Coltrane, Jerry Douglas, P.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval and Marina & The Diamonds". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2012.
“The usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.”
“You can make low-budget film as long as there is something compelling about the characters. There is a believability in the chemistry and a likeability amongst the characters.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.”

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