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Canadian Quotes: List, here you will find quotes made by famous Canadians or inspirational quotes about Canada

➦ Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance. Kim Campbell

➦ Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly. – Edgar Friedenberg

➦ Wherever you go in the world, you just have to say you’re Canadian and people laugh – John Candy

➦ I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind. ― John G. Diefenbaker

➦ Under this flag may our youth find new inspiration for loyalty to Canada; for a patriotism based not on any mean or narrow nationalism, but on the deep and equal pride that all Canadians will feel for every part of this good land. Lester Pearson

➦ The huge advantage of Canada is its backwardness. Marshall McLuhan

➦ Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain. Pierre Trudeau

➦ I just think you Westerners should take over this country if you are so smart. Pierre Trudeau

➦ The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend… and sometimes we’d like to give them such a smack! – Rick Mercer

➦ Canadian money is also called the loony. How can you take an economic crisis seriously? Robin Williams

➦ Canadian pride may not rest on our sleeves, but it resides deeply in our hearts. Steve Miller

➦ Canada is like a bird, it likes to soar freely. Unknown

➦ Yes, if I were dead. - (when asked if they would say nice things about her if she were dead) Agnes Macphail

➦ Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Alexander Graham Bell

➦ God Bless America, but God help Canada to put up with them! – Anonymous

➦ What is a Canadian? A Canadian is a fellow wearing English tweeds, a Hong Kong shirt and Spanish shoes, who sips Brazilian coffee sweetened with Philippine sugar from a Bavarian cup while nibbling Swiss cheese, sitting at a Danish desk over a Persian rug, after coming home in a German car from an Italian movie... and then writes his Member of Parliament with a Japanese ballpoint pen on French paper, demanding that he do something about foreigners taking away our Canadian jobs. Anonymous

➦ Canada is one of the most impressive countires in the world Barack Obama

➦ I take tips from Canada on a lot of things" Barack Obama

➦ I believe the world needs more Canada. Bono

➦ Each little Province is a little nation by itself

➦ Canadians have an abiding interest in surprising those Americans who have historically made little effort to learn about their neighbour to the North. Peter Jennings

➦ You look at the history -- the aboriginal people welcomed the first settlers here with open arms, fed us and took care of us ... that continues today, we welcome people from all nations to come in and share. Peter Stoffer

➦ A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. Pierre Berton

➦ The essential ingredient of politics is timing. Pierre Elliott Trudeau

➦ Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power. Pierre Elliott Trudeau

➦ My life is one long curve, full of turning points. Pierre Elliott Trudeau

➦ I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat. Pierre Elliott Trudeau

➦ Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die. Pierre Trudeau

➦ Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain. Pierre Trudeau

➦ Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent. Preston Manning

➦ It is the difference in knowledge that commands respect. This is why the true test of every student lies in the humiliation of his master. R. Scott Bakker

➦ Edmonton isn't really the end of the world -- although you can see it from there. Ralph Klein

➦ Pity the poor creatures in warmer countries where the seasons never change. Where summer is eternal and they never know the pain of waiting and the joy at last when summer comes Ray Guy

➦ Canada is a country so square that even the female impersonators are women Richard Benner

➦ When a soldier steps on foreign soil in a high-risk environment, every single Canadian should be walking with him or her. Rick Hillier

➦ The opposition parties, by attacking my relations with the federal government, in the last seven years, have not hesitated to score points. Robert Bourassa

➦ A promise made is a debt unpaid. Robert Service

➦ Even when Canadian humour is awful it just lies there being awful in its own fresh way. Robert Thomas Allen

Quotes by Canadian Authors

➦ Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

➦ Don't go through life, grow through life.

➦ I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.

➦ There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

➦ Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

➦ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.

➦ Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

➦ The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

➦ It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?

➦ You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.

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