Norm MacDonald Quotes
Sam Kinison, when he started out, he'd come to Canada when I was first starting, and he'd always bomb.
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We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places.
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The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
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Canada is a big part of my life.
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Canada is rich in hydrocarbons and other natural resources... India's requirements and Canada's surplus are a perfect match.
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English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.
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The Asian brand, which I admire for having become a global success, is Samsung. In comparison, we're just starting, but I believe that we at Uniqlo will be the next Asian brand to do well globally.
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Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.
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Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.
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Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.
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I was fortunate in that I attended university in Canada in the early 1970s when you could take a true liberal arts degree with no programmes, majors or minors.
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When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then I started realizing I was committing myself to potentially endless series.
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'Kit Kittredge' was an amazing experience because I got to go to Canada, and it was my first 'era' film, so I got to wear the 1930s clothes, the real vintage clothes.
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Touring is starting to feel more like home than home does.
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I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid.
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A lot of funny stuff happens in Canada.
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Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger.
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I am deeply shocked by the news of this bomb, and I extend my sympathies to all who have been injured. Details of exactly what has happened and the nature of the injuries are not clear.
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I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace.
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Maybe self-publishing is going to be an extra step added to publishing. Maybe what's going to happen is you self-publish a book, someone notices it - an agent? - and it goes from there into the traditional sphere.
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What I have said to people is that I've lived the American dream, because I have.
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Never assume you have everything pegged. Never tweak that last duck, and pat yourself on the back, and take everything else for granted. Because that's when god rips the mike out of your hand and says, out of nowhere, you might not come back from Dead Man's Curve. Say what? That's when you wake up in darkness, fumbling for the light switch
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The only strong opinion that I have about myself is that I don't have any opinions.
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Sam Kinison, when he started out, he'd come to Canada when I was first starting, and he'd always bomb.
