"We have not yet realized that the Indian and his culture were fundamental to the growth of Canadian institutions."

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Source : Harold Innis (2017). “The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History”, p.318, University of Toronto Press

Harold Innis

#Growth Quotes #Culture Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“The first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we're in, whatever we are doing, at the end of our task some human being is going to be affected. Some human life is going to be changed by what we do. And so we had better use every power of our minds and our hearts and our beings to get those rulings right.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.”
“But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?”
“I do music mainly just for myself in the beginning, and of course it's great when I get a reaction, but I'm more interested in hearing something unusual to my ears, and that's what I'm also looking for in other people's music. It's not interesting to look for a sound that is made to make everyone on the planet move - I wanna have both, I want something danceable but very creative and unusual.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“That's the definition of popularity. Something that literally resonates with many, many people.”
“I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.”

Source : "National Science Foundation funded climate change musical to tune of $700,000" by Perry Chiaramonte, www.foxnews.com. March 31, 2014.
“The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.”
“The mother of creation is vanity.”

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