Rick Mercer Quotes

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• When we stand up and we sing O Canada, we pledge to stand on guard for thee. If that doesn't include our water, we might as well sit down and give up.

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  Giving Up, Water, Down And

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• Do the unexpected. Take 20 minutes out of your day, do what young people all over the world are dying to do: vote.

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  People, Dying, World

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• When I think about what makes Canada great, fresh water is right at the top of the list. We have over two million lakes in this country and more than enough people who are willing to mess with them. My Canada includes weird scientists who are devoted to keeping our water clean. When we stand up and we sing O Canada, we pledge to stand on guard for thee. If that doesn't include our water, we might as well sit down and give up.

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  Country, Giving Up, Thinking

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• It's no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it's gonna get better. We have to make it better now.

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  Kids, Get Better, Different

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• A good rant is cathartic. Ranting is what keeps me sane.
  They always come from a different place. Take the prime minister, for example. Sometimes when I rant about him, I am angry; other times, I am just severely annoyed-it's an important distinction.

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  Annoyed, Important, Example

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• In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute.

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  Stupid, Boys, Differences

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• Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

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  Government, Democracy, May

  "Fictional character: J.B. Dickson". This Hour Has 22 Minutes, www.imdb.com. (1992 - ).

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• The United States were a 35-year-old man, I think he'd be in a mental institution. Violent tendencies - delusions of grandeur - medicate heavily.

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  Men, Thinking, Years

  "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". Comedy, (1992– ).

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• Being attached to America these days is like being in a pen with a wounded bull.

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  America, Bulls, These Days

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• If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let's go skydiving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just as soon sit down and have a cup of tea.

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  Weekend, Nuts, Long

  "'Canadian Jon Stewart' Explains Thanksgiving". Interview with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 9, 2010.

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• Yes, it gets better, but I also understand that saying to a 15-year-old that, 'Oh, don't worry, just wait a year', is like saying 'Wait a lifetime', but every single person has the right to go to school and not be afraid.

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  School, Years, Worry

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• We demand that the government of Canada force Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. "Why do this," you may ask? Because it'll be fun.

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  Change, Fun, Government

  "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". TV Series, (1992 - ).

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• I'm fortunate that I'm employed. And if you're in show business, of course, every night you go to bed and go, oh my god, tomorrow I'll never, ever work again.

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  Night, Bed, Tomorrow

  "'Canadian Jon Stewart' Explains Thanksgiving". Interview with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 9, 2010.

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• I am very excited to accept the role of Honorary Patron with Hope Air because of the national scope of the organization and the very real impact they have on Canadians who need to travel to healthcare.

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  Travel, Real, Impact

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• Things are pretty good in Canada. We weathered the recession fairly well. And, of course, were up here up living here, we're watching American news and we're constantly saying, wow, it's not as bad as it is in the United States.

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  United States, News, Wow

  "Rick Mercer, Hot On The Canadian Campaign Trail". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 23, 2011.

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• The Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know there's people out there that want to vote NDP and God love you. But if you vote for them you're throwing your vote away.

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  Party, Love You, People

  "Rick Mercer, Hot On The Canadian Campaign Trail". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 23, 2011.

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• The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend... and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!

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  Giving, Allies, Canada

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• I'm very lucky, because my beat is current events. And events are changing all the time.

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  Events, Lucky, Beats

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• It's a brave new world. I'm 42 years old. I certainly wasn't out in high school.

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  School, Brave New World, Years

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• In Canada... we should be there for the nurses, cause they are always there for us.

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  Nurse, Canada, Causes

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• You know, we have main English language parties, federalist parties, and traditionally the ones to watch would be the Conservatives, who form the government, and then the Liberals.

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  Party, Government, Watches

  "Rick Mercer, Hot On The Canadian Campaign Trail". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 23, 2011.

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• Stephen Harper, who's the prime minister of Canada, he is saying that this - we have to give him a majority government, otherwise there will be a Separatist coalition. And he says it every minute.

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  Government, Giving, Majority

  "Rick Mercer, Hot On The Canadian Campaign Trail". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 23, 2011.

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• And in English Canada, no one really knows where the support is coming from, but Conservatives would assume that it's bleeding from the Liberals. So we have a divided left in Canada.

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  Support, Canada, Bleeding

  "Rick Mercer, Hot On The Canadian Campaign Trail". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 23, 2011.

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• I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender.

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  Opportunity, Thinking, Equal

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• I don't believe in outing people. It's up to the individual, but there's nothing wrong putting the pressure on.

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  Believe, People, Pressure

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