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Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive. – Stephen Leacock

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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. – Stephen Leacock

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Trust
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I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. – Stephen Leacock

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There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. – Henry Adams

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Intelligence

So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and Im really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes. – Jane Harman

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Intelligence

Louis Freeh said on national TV that actionable intelligence could have allowed us to stop the hijackings. – Curt Weldon

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Intelligence

Therell be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make. – Robert Mueller

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Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine. – Pat Conroy

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World Series

God has editing rights over our prayers. He will… edit them, correct them, bring them in line with His will and then hand them back to us to be resubmitted. – Stephen Crotts

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Prayer

The perfect tattoo… the one I believe we are all struggling toward… is the one that turned the jackass into a zebra. – Cliff Raven

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Tattoos

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. – Garrison Keillor

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Men