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To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

~Adrienne Clarkson

Topics: Canadian Civilization Complex Does Fragmented Genius Mean Our Paradox

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Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben, I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about. I always woke up before the plane landed.

~Alan Bradley

Topics: About Always Before Ben Big British Canadian Dreamed England Family Flying Growing Growing Up Household Landed More Myself Never Places Plane Talking Than Tired Up Visiting Woke

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When you go back and look at American history, it's not terribly different from Canadian history. If you weren't self-reliant on the prairie, you wouldn't survive.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: American American History Back Canadian Different Go History Look Prairie Survive Terribly Were You

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When I started out, at the CBC in Toronto, there was so little work. It was a different world from what it is now. Now we're blessed with so much production in so many Canadian cities.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Blessed Canadian Cities Different Different World Little Many Much Now Out Production Started Toronto Work World

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The two things I hear wherever I go, literally walking down the street, through airports, or in restaurants - it is either 'You raised me,' or 'Fellow Canadian.' Not even a paraphrase - those are the exact remarks.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Airport Canadian Down Either Even Exact Fellow Go Hear Literally Me Paraphrase Raised Remarks Restaurants Street Things Those Through Two Walking Wherever You

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I know it's a cliche, but trust me on this. I once dated a Canadian. Canada = boring.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Boring Canada Canadian Cliche Dated Know Me Once Trust Trust Me

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However, if we examine the Canadian scene closely enough, we can see signs of this physical and spiritual rot settling into a number of our Canadian urban centres with a troubling spill-over into many of our more rural areas.

~Alex Campbell

Topics: Area Canadian Closely Enough Examine However Many More Number Our Physical Rot Rural Rural Areas Scene See Settling Signs Spiritual Troubling Urban

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To map the Governor General's Award is to map both the past and the future of Canadian literature, and to be nominated for my first book is wonderful.

~Alexi Zentner

Topics: Award Book Both Canadian First Future General Governor Literature Map Nominated Past Wonderful

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There is no simple answer for what it means to be Canadian. There are a thousand answers that come together. But part of that is that there is a national mythology.

~Alexi Zentner

Topics: Answer Answers Canadian Come Means Mythology National Part Simple Thousand Together

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I just have to work on the apologetic side because I'm Canadian. We apologize for everything.

~Amanda Crew

Topics: Apologetic Apologize Because Canadian Everything Just Side Work

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