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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. - Benjamin FranklinOne man who has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't. - George Bernard ShawChildren are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. - John F. KennedyMy words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go. - William Shakespeare |
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Pioneers did not produce original works of art, because they were creating original human environments; they did not imagine Utopias because they were shaping them. It is not in life but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found. If we can find out why the idea rather than the nation of Canada can win a growing loyalty rather than commanding it, then, it seems to me, we shall have come very near to trapping the elusive creature, the Canadian Identity. If we try to envisage an 'average Canadian writer' we can see him living near a campus, teaching at least part-time at university level, mingling too much for his work's good with academics, doing as much writing as he can for the CBC, and always hoping for a Canada Council Fellowship. |
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