Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Perhaps the most remarkable comment about Wayne Gretzky came from Lowell Cohn. This American sportswriter once said of “The Great One”: “Some guys play hockey. Gretzky plays 40 mph chess.” For hockey enthusiasts, there should be no need to celebrate the mastery of this superb hockey player. Wayne Gretzky is hockey’s all-time leading point scorer…
To play so well and for so long is simply incredible. No player will ever do the things in hockey that Gordie [Howe] did. – Wayne Gretzky The finest athlete of them all, that’s what Gordie [Howe] is. And when I say athlete I’m talking about any sport. Take everything into consideration: his age, his…
By George Journal shares a dozen unforgettable quotes on the greatest game on ice. He shoots! He scores! – Foster Hewitt Skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been. – Wayne Gretzky But I smile at the small-town myth for the harmless, happy days it gave me, and…
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. One day you’ll wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do them now. People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping…
“Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride” – Eddy Merckx “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them” – Ernest Hemingway “You either love spinning the pedals and watching…
“You are one ride away from a good mood.” – Sarah Bentley “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike” – John F Kennedy “Cyclists see considerably more of this beautiful world than any other class of citizens. A good bicycle, well applied, will cure most ills this flesh is heir to” –…
Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life. Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience….
Canada’s Prime Ministers ~ from Sir John A Macdonald to Justin Trudeau 10 Favourite Quotes of Sir John A. Macdonald More Quotes from PM John G. Diefenbaker Federal Election Memes 12 classic political memes (since 2015) Quotes of PM Justin Trudeau Father and Son Trudeau, and Canada Then and Now Did our next…
“The Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister of Britain in 1979 with the objective to transform what had become a socialist nation to value free enterprise and capitalism once again. In her own words, Thatcher stated: “I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a…
In completing the task of quoting from all our country’s Prime Ministers – from Sir John A. to our current PM Justin Trudeau – we now return to our favourite quotable PM: John George Diefenbaker. Here are 10 more musings from one of Canada’s most colourful leaders. My abiding interest is your interest; my…
Here are 10 of By George’s favourite quotes of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister and a Father of Confederation. Politics is a game requiring great coolness and an utter abnegation of prejudice and personal feeling. There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle…
Friedrich August von (F.A.) Hayek (1899 – 1992) was an Austrian-British economist and philosopher who is best known for his defence of classical liberalism. In 1974, Hayek shared a Nobel Prize for his work on economics. Friedrich Hayek has been referred to as “the most prodigious classical liberal scholar of the 20th century.” His ideas…
Pierre Trudeau had a clear view of government’s role in society. Some of these musings have been well quoted, some have been found in his memoirs. We’re going to build socialism here. For a country with such a small population there is no alternative. As against the “invisible hand” of Adam Smith, there has to…
My life is one long curve, full of turning points. Luck, that’s when preparation and opportunity meet. The essential ingredient of politics is timing. In academic life you seek to state absolute truths; in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you. We wish nothing more, but we will accept nothing less….
Don’t compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday. Power is competence. If you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future. It’s better to do something badly than to not do it at all. Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one…
Character matters; leadership descends from character. The truth does not require a majority to prevail, ladies and gentlemen. The truth is its own power. The truth will out. Never forget that. There’s nobody who cares more about you than you, and there’s nobody better equipped to take care of you than you. The American dream…
Here are a dozen favourite quotes from the incomparable, unflappable, peerless Howard Cosell. Bons Mots What’s right isn’t always popular. What’s popular isn’t always right. Stand for something. Don’t quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty. Unlike any other sport, the objective in boxing is chillingly simple. One man purposefully…
By George Journal is pleased to once again this year to be providing interesting posts on the subject of love. We hope you might find this menu of links useful in celebrating the day with your special valentine! The Urban Dictionary: Love How Love Works A Kiss Quiz Here’s the impact on a brain “in…
Love is the poetry of the senses. – Honoré de Balzac When love is not madness, it is not love. – Pedro Calderon de la Barca Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. – Jean Anouilh Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that. – Michael…
Here are a dozen quips on the subject of love that are sure to liven up your conversations and toasts throughout this weekend. Enjoy! “Love reasons without reason”. – William Shakespeare “Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is…