Remembrance Day Canadian Quotes & Sayings

Every woman's pretty intimidating when you only look at her accomplishments. — Rebecca H. Jamison

There are so many different stories. You can choose to tell them, or not, but they certainly have the right to exist — Jenny Slate

There is nothing more worthwhile than knowing that you know ... — Gino Norris

Don't be surprised by your greatness. Be surprised that no one expected it. — Rebecca Maizel

All the desks in this room are bolted down, Sutton. Just so you know." Uh, okay. — Sara Shepard

Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing - or one person - at a time. — Maureen Dowd

Follow your inner joy somehow it knows where you can possibly go to be the person who you must be. — Deepak Burfiwala

Musical acts that feign enthusiasm for what they're doing the guitarist who jumps up and down, like it's choreographed are so transparently vacuous. — John Maus

I get pretty grumpy about TV. — Ian McKellen

I enjoy popularisation and I think I'm reasonably good at it. I also think it's a duty. It's just so pedagogically stupid to forget how difficult one found these ideas oneself to begin with. — Terry Eagleton

Writing is a cerebral journey where the writer molds experience into useful thought capsules and thoughtfully takes recitative inventory of their spiritual depot. The act of personal essay writing is a subtle search to track and discover how a contiguous chain of occurrences links the essayist's case history of rational and irrational behavior. Writing a person's life story fosters acceptance of their prior personal failures and serves to open a doorway to living modestly and harmoniously. — Kilroy J. Oldster

It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable. — Jane Austen

After a moment, she said, "Yes. I think she will be good for you."
"You do?" He couldn't keep the surprise out of his voice.
"Si." She smiled grimly. "She will break your heart and leave you shattered and alone." She paused to think that over, then nodded approvingly to herself. "It will make you a man. — Suzanne Harper