Andrew Nikiforuk Quotes

Canadians need to start thinking of themselves as a petrostate, and they need to start thinking of the kinds of controls needed to protect the country from the excesses of oil.

Andrew Nikiforuk

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StartThinkingCountryOilProtect

The weird thing about acting is you're the most competent when you're at your best, but you have to be validated.

Max Minghella

BestWeirdYouActingYourMost

Despite the occasional high decibel level, 'The Group' is not a shout fest. I don't simply want panelists with opposing opinions trying to out-shout one another.

John J. McLaughlin

TryingOpinionsWantGroupHigh

The Obama administration, seemingly without any concern or worry, funneled money around U.S. law through foreign central banks to provide a state sponsor of terrorism with $400 million in blood money for American hostages.

Jeff Duncan

MoneyLawAmericanWorryTerrorism

Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films. You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off.

Michael Gambon

MeTheatreGenerationDoingYouUp

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

Jean Racine

PersonEverythingArmsPrudentTrial

I liked Nicole Kidman because she is so fashionable she can do less is more. It was very, very simple, but it was so chic. Some people thought she looked washed out, I didn't at all.

Steven Cojocaru

SimplePeopleThoughtMoreSheOut

Trust is a big word for me. Loyalty and trust, for me, are everything. It's the core of what I'm about and what the people around me hopefully are about. It's a certain thing that gives you a sense of security. It's the biggest factor in everything I do.

Tommy Mottola

LoyaltyTrustPeopleMeYouBig

It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as odd and unfeminine.

Shirley Chisholm

WomenMenOpportunitiesTrySystem

Truthfully, I despise hotels. I've had such better experiences staying at people's houses and guesthouses; it's so much more comfortable and homey.

Rob Machado

PeopleBetterComfortableMoreMuch

'Champagne' and 'breathmint' are the first two words all Oscar winners hear.

Michael Moore

WordsWinnersFirstTwoChampagne

I won't complain about touring, because I really do believe that a public-figure musician complaining about being a public-figure musician is just absurd. Like, 'Boo hoo hoo! I have to stand on stage and people pay attention to me!'

Moby

PeopleMeBelieveStandAttention

I find very few folks are watching their Facebook feed, some are watching their Twitter feed, and all of them are watching their email box. So, while social networks are nice, email is still the killer application.

Jason Calacanis

FindNiceWatchingBoxEmailSocial

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