Great Canadian Quotes

[Bear669]

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In France , at a fairly large conference, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was asked by a French cabinet minister if Canadian involvement in Afghanistan was just an example of "empire building".

Mr. Harper answered by saying, 'Over the years, Canada has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.


A Canadian admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the Canadian, U.S., English, Australian and French navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks, but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, North Americans generally learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"

Without hesitating, the Canadian admiral replied "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."

You could have heard a pin drop.

When Robert Whiting, an elderly Canadian gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on at French Customs.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the Customs officer asked sarcastically..
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
The official replied, "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The Canadian said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible, Monseur. Canadians always have to show passports on arrival in France!"

The Canadian senior gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."

You could have heard a pin drop.

 

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I was going to add a comment but I will let the defense rest


EXCELLENT

 

[masterchief]

Well aside from the fact that none of these stories actually ever happened.

 

[Ironhead]

Harper hits a solid double.
Canadian admiral a base hit, Harper holds at third.
Robert Whiting drills the first pitch for a three run homer.

 

[Bear669]

Cant disagree...

Well aside from the fact that none of these stories actually ever happened.

But still good stuff, and they SHOULD have. (Yah, seems a bit too much to expect from Harper).

 

[Pencap]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-colin-powell.htm



The quote attributed to Harper is similar to comments made by Colin Powell.

 

[james t kirk]

My personal favourite is:

"Diplomacy is the art of letting the other guy have it your way"

Lester B. Pearson

And yes, he did say it.

 

[landscaper]

My personal favourite is:

"Diplomacy is the art of letting the other guy have it your way"

Lester B. Pearson

And yes, he did say it.

Lester B and Winston Churchill had a way with a quip , It seems that we now live in an age of turkeys who want to eagles but can't seem to get off teh ground

 

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harper quotes:

"My hope would be that in the next year and a half, rather than just debating a date, we would talk about what the objectives of policy are."

"I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly."

"On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction."

"Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion."

 

[Bear669]

Thanks!

another version

I love the aircraft carrier story.

However the 'land' one does NOT work for the USA* (though it does for Canada).


*Texas, California, Hawaii, Philipines, Guam, Cuba (Gitmo to this day), Samoa....

 

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jacques plante - "How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?"

diefenbaker "We shall be Canadians first, foremost, and always, and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country."

kevin meyers "As always, Canada will now bury its war dead, just as the rest of the world, as always, will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does. It seems that Canada's historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the crisis is over, to be well and truly ignored. Canada is the perpetual wallflower that stands on the edge of the hall, waiting for someone to come and ask her for a dance"

 

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emily carr- "It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of. "

gordie howe - All pro athletes are bilingual. They speak English and profanity.

 

[moresex4me]

"There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people."

Sir Winston Churchill (my emphasis)

Even Churchill knew that in Canada, we like to fuck!

 

[Ben Hogan]

There are few, if any, Canadian men that have never spelled their name in a snow bank.
- Douglas Coupland

 

[Brill]

"The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation."

Pierre Elliott Trudeau,
Terb Hall Of Fame

 

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Red Green

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To me, cheating just means you care about winning.
Red Green

VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."
Red Green

You want to make it two inches -- or, if you're working in centimeters, make sure it's enough centimeters for two inches.
Red Green

 

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“The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him.”
Don Cherry

“If Saddam Hussein put up 1,000 missiles at our country, who would you go to for help? The Russians or the U.S.? Don't do it again.”
Don Cherry

“Anybody who says they don't like fighting in the NHL have to be out of their minds.”
Don Cherry

“I think the people, the working-man people, made a statement here, that you don't have to be a college graduate to be a good Canadian.”
Don Cherry

“Bob said and thought what the silent majority -- the God-fearing taxpayer and the backbone of the country -- thought. He wrote it like it was.”
Don Cherry

“people think common sense is common - but it's not.”
Don Cherry

 

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Ricky: Come on, man, you can't tell me to do that.
Julian: I'm serious Ricky.
Ricky: You can't tell me to do that. It's like telling the NWA to stop being black.

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Ricky: Knock knock.
Cory: What?
Ricky: Knock knock.
Cory: Who's there?
Ricky: Two fucking idiots who don't know when to come around and buy dope. Now, get the fuck out of here.

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Ricky: The thing with kids and growings and getting learnings and stuff is that... You can't lie to them. Basically, if you wanna tell the children they can't do something they're gonna want to do it more. When I was young I did all kinds of crazy shit and I turned out wicked. That's because my dad was fuckin' cool, he let me do shit. I was allowed to drive his car around the park, basically took my dirt bike to school, let me grow dope in his shed in grade 7. You know, that's what good parenting is all about. You gotta let them have a bit of freedom.

 

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Doug McKenzie: The power of the force has stopped you, you hosers.

Bob McKenzie: Eh, hosehead, once you get there you can have all the free beer and sausages you want.

Bob McKenzie: This movie was shot in 3B - three beers - and it looks good, eh?

 

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