“When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.” PeopleMenSaidCan DoTraditionBritishThey SaidParliamentQuebecReferendumsConfederation Author:Jacques Parizeau
“There was a wonderful little short four-year time period when marvelous things happened. It started in 1908, when the Wright brothers flew in Paris, and everybody said, 'Ooh, hey, I can do that.' There's only a few people that have flown in early 1908. In four years, 39 countries had hundreds of airplanes, thousands of pilots.” PeopleYearsLittlesSaidI CanCountryCan DoFourWonderfulHappenedBrotherPeriodsThings HappenHeyParisFour YearsPilotsAirplaneMarvelousFlewTime PeriodsMarvelous ThingsWright Brothers Author:Burt Rutan
“"I see nobody on the road," said Alice. "I only wish I had such eyes," the King remarked in a fretful tone. "To be able to see Nobody! And at that distance too! Why, it's as much as I can do to see real people, by this light."” PeopleSaidI CanRealLightEyeAbleScienceWishCan DoKingsDistanceObservationToneThrough The Looking Glass Book:Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There Source: Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There
“I played a lot of serious parts in a lot of TV movies and early miniseries but what happens is that you get sort of locked into "Oh no, he's a serious actor." Well, I was a serious actor for nine years or 10 years and then I get into comedy and everybody said, "Oh no, he's funny. He can do comedy," and then all of a sudden, you're just a comedy guy.” YearsWellsSaidHappensGuyActorsCan DoComedySeriousTvsNineLockedNine Years Author:Barry Bostwick
“How do you untell something? You can't. You can't put words back in your mouth. What you can do, is spread false gossip ... so people think that everything that's been said is untrue. Include that Stanley is having an affair. It's like the end of Spartacus. I have seen the movie half a dozen times, and I still don't know who the real Spartacus is. And, that is what makes that movie a classic whodunnit.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSaidStillsRealEndsCan DoHalfMouthsAffairSpreadClassicGossipDozenUntrueStanleySpartacus Author:Michael Scott
“It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed; whereas voting is the only thing the average person can do to force everyone to live how they would prefer. A simple vote is among the largest yet most acceptable forms of bigotry, and that is because people play the card only when they feel that in doing so it conveniences themselves.” PeopleFeelsPersonsSaidPlayFormStrongForceCan DoSimpleTakenTeachingPrideVoteFilledAveragePhilosopherConvictionDuesContraryCardsVotingBigotryAcceptableTheologianConvenienceAverage PersonEvangelists Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“What can I do to see Reality as it is?" The master smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news for you, my friend." "What's the bad news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift." "And what's the good news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift.” SaidRealityCan DoMastersNewsMy FriendsGood NewsBad NewsGood News And Bad News Author:Anthony de Mello
“Jack [Kirby] and Joe [Simon] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy. But after a while they had more writing than they could handle and I was the only guy around, so they said, "Hey Stan, you think you can write this?" When you're seventeen years old, what do you know? I said, "Sure, I can do it!" And that was it.” ThinkingKnowsWritingYearsSaidI CanStoriesGuyCan DoBoysOfficeHandleHeyDo You KnowThey SaidI Can Do ItSeventeenSeventeen Years Old Author:Stan Lee
“I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'” IfsBelieveSaidPlayWantedMotherCan DoMillionsSonBallsDollarsYou Can Do ItIf You BelieveMillion DollarsBelieve You Can Author:Chris Gardner
“After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the Hall of Fame. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a ball harder than any man in the world, or certainly the top five. Sandy Koufax knocked all of us out of the box on that one, so we would think, "I'm the second or third hardest thrower in the game."” ThinkingKnowsMenWorldFeelsYearsSaidI CanHardGamesStrongCan DoPowerfulFiveStreetsWalkingFameThirdsBallsHarderBoxesHardestHallsYankeesNew York YankeesHall Of FameSandyI Can Do ThisThrowers Author:Jim Bouton
“Well, maybe there are one or two things about the double jeopardy concept that are overlooked. I could be charged with violating my probation. I could be charged for illegal possession of a firearm or violating his civil rights if I did kill him. But when you're making a movie, there's only so much that you can do. I know that some people, while thoroughly enjoying it, have said, It's a little bit implausible. But it's such great fun.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsLittlesSaidTwoFunBitsEnjoyCan DoRightsLittle BitConceptsPossessionCivil RightsTwo ThingsIllegalFirearmsOverlookedJeopardyProbation Author:Ashley Judd
“Caron, Even though you just got here a few months ago, We've grown so close over these last few weeks And, I can remember, When you first got here, You wrote a piece of paper in my locker... I don't know why I'm crying so much man... You wrote a piece of paper in my locker that said, "KD MVP." And that's after we had lost two or three straight. And I don't really say much in those moments, But I remember that. I go home and I think about that stuff man. When you got people behind you, You can do whatever. And I thank you man, I appreciate you.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenFirstsSaidI CanTwoMomentsHomeLastsRememberThreeLostStuffCan DoBehindsPiecesWeekCryMonthsPaperAppreciateNbaRemember WhenBehind YouLockersMvpAppreciate You Author:Kevin Durant
“The whole punk ethic was do-it-yourself, and I've always been very literal, especially as a kid. When they said that anybody can do this, I was like, 'OK, that's me.'” SaidWholeKidsCan DoEthicsPunkThey SaidLiteralDo It Yourself Author:Michael Stipe