Famous Quotes & Sayings

Normally, European ice is straight, and Canadian ice gets a real big curl. A 4- or 5-foot curl is normal up there. When the ice is straighter, there's less room for error. If we had to pick between the two, we'd take Canadian ice, but were reasonably comfortable with the ice here.

John Williamson

Defeated and retiring members will win financially thanks to a gold-plated pension plan and rich severance payments for parliamentarians. Shed no tears for retiring or defeated MPs. They are being well looked after by Canadian taxpayers.

Are all Canadians talented musicians? Sometimes it seems like it.

Donald E. Graham

A reader's eyes may glaze over after they take in a couple of paragraphs about Canadian tariffs or political developments in Pakistan; a story about the reader himself or his neighbors will be read to the end.

Any steel company that's not a global player, which none of the Canadian guys are, are suspect of being taken over, or potentially could be taken over.

William Shatner

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we can draw thousands of aliens with computers.

Saving 50 cents on a gallon of gas was a big deal to Canadians when the price was at $1.50 a gallon, but not nearly as big a deal when it's at $3 a gallon.

Stephen Harper

Rather than forcing new Canadians to pay nearly C$1,000 on their arrival, immigrants and their families should be able to keep more of their money in their own pockets to start a new life in Canada.

At the end of the day, he chose to make a leap of faith and go there. The philosophy in the Canadian program at that time was to create a one-size-fits-all. Unfortunately, that wasn't going to work for Dale.

Commodities still remain Canadian dollar-supportive. With commodities prices still relatively firm, there is positive sentiment toward the Canadian currency.

Commodities prices are pretty robust, which supports the Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar is still looking relatively good.

Commodities currencies including the Canadian dollar are doing very well today as gold and oil prices are up.

Commodities continue to look soft. The slowing down of commodities could drag on the Canadian economy a bit.

Diesel is hot. Diesel is one of the fastest growing segments in the Canadian vehicle market.

Crude prices remain volatile and that is where the Canadian market will carry on from yesterday's gains.

Monty Hall

As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted.

Energy prices are rallying today, which push the Canadian dollar higher.

There's been a lot of guys who've come to the WWF, and they really didn't have the roots, feelings for the company, and the people they worked with.

J. C. Watts

There seems to be little to stand in the way of further strength in the Canadian dollar.

Sandy Wilson

The research says many Canadians feel they pay too much in fees for the quality of service they receive. This is a troubling fact given the significant negative effect fees can have on investment returns over the long term.

Dany Heatley

There's always pressure. When you put on the Canadian jersey you're expected to win. We all understand it, it makes us better.

A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

This Canadian team is too good for us to make mistakes that turn directly into goals. That was a tough way to start.

Think of how it would be for any Canadian guy. It is the same for us.

This is a dream come true for a community, to win the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host a live exhibition game between two Canadian NHL teams. The winners will have to possess outstanding teamwork and community spirit, which is what hockey, and Canada, are all about.

They signed the first ministers accord. It's their deal. It's their promise to Canadians. They're letting Canadians down,

Nicholas Lea

They're still keeping up the wonderfully inventive storylines, but for instance that movie, SEVEN, it's fairly graphic, but still very good.

Keanu Reeves

And I had a great time making Reloaded and Revolutions. It's great that people are coming out to see the films and I hope they enjoy them.

For Canadians to take part in the rescue efforts is an extremely significant show of support, and the prime minister chose to be there to send off the Canadians who are going to help in this very tragic situation.

For a good part of our shared history a lot of people have been saying, You know, if only these two Canadian companies could get together, what a great company that could be. Well, that day has arrived.

It's the visible presence of a Canadian face on the ground, showing the people that we are here and that we care.

It's on the Canadian agenda, we have an interest in coming up with a card.

It's oil and natural gas prices that move the hearts and minds of those following the Canadian dollar these days.