"My dad died when I was 17. He had heart and other problems. He was a good father, lots of love. But he was affected by it. When he died, mom picked up the reins and raised six boys all on her own."

-- Perry Bellegarde

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“Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. - Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out. - Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure - Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.”
“Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.”
“When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know just who is who, or which is which.”
“On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.”

Source : John Allen Fraser (1993). “The House of Commons at Work”, Montréal : Éditions de la Chenelière
“Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply.”

Source : Stanley Fish (2015). “Think Again: Contrarian Reflections on Life, Culture, Politics, Religion, Law, and Education”, p.360, Princeton University Press
“A lot of the challenge and the reason for the success of those one-shot photographers is that their pictures almost have to be subject proof. Because you usually only have a few minutes with the person. You never know who's going to walk into the room - whether they're going to be friendly, grumpy, sick of photographers, or between meetings.”

Source : Source: aphotoeditor.com
“The Spirit of Cities presents a new approach to the study of cities in which the focus is placed on a city's defining ethos or values. The style of the book is attractively conversational and even autobiographical, and far from current social science positivism. For a lover of cities--and perhaps even for one who is not--The Spirit of Cities is consistently good reading.”
“But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time. The style of filmmaking and the performances... you don't feel like you're watching a film.”

Source : "My Favorite Movie: Olivia Thirlby" by Kevin Polowy, www.mtv.com. September 22, 2012.

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