John Ralston Saul Quotes
Canada is either an idea or it does not exist. It is either an intellectual undertaking or it is little more than a resource-rich vacuum lying in the buffer zone just north of a great empire.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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Whatever they did for democracy, the U.S. interventions in the Middle East and the vaunted Arab Spring have proved to be pure hell for Arab Christians.
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The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat – 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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My lessons didn't come at my father's knee. Like all good lessons, they were learned from example.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I'm really interested in playing my age.
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Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in raising them without earthly fathers too. Having neither a Father in heaven or a father in the home, many young men make gangs their families.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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I'm trying to go with the flow, which is not what I used to do. I used to try to micromanage my career choices.
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I had the most magical childhood, running free and going anywhere I wanted to in my head.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.
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Economics is a strange science. Our subject deals with some of the most important as well as mundane issues that impinge on the human condition.
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I would never jeopardize classified information to be brought out to the public. This information is all open source. There is no reason to worry about classification. It is simply an attempt by bureaucrats to cover their rear ends.
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I was a regular kid with a normal family life.
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Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change.
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Single motherhood is a reality for a lot of women in my age group and the time difficulties in their lives are universal.
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Canada is either an idea or it does not exist. It is either an intellectual undertaking or it is little more than a resource-rich vacuum lying in the buffer zone just north of a great empire.
