Chris Alexander Quotations

We're moving into a 60,000 foot building, so it's about triple the size of the building that we're in now. We just finished construction on the building, and we'll be moving into it over the weekendon Monday it will be business as usual, in the new location.

We need to give the private sector many more powerful incentives to do research and development, to bring ideas and new discoveries to market in Canada, and commercialize them here, and stay here through successive stages of growth. But they can only do it with better government policies that give them more powerful incentive.

I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of citizenship, we do not let people who have criminal records, including convictions for terrorism, become either permanent residents or citizens. I think there is a limit beyond which someone has really cashed in their chips in terms of their allegiance to Canada.

There are people who just haven't done as well in a globalized economy.

The plant goes down. The industry is weaker. The price of the commodity has lagged. Any of those things can push people into unemployment or lower income categories, and that hurts.

I really see the U.S. staggering under the burden of three blows. One is 9/11 and the threat of terrorism, which is still huge in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere. The second is the failed 2003 war in Iraq, which cost so much and ruined America's credibility in the eyes of so many. Obama has repaired it to some extent, but those scars are deep. And then, thirdly, banks failed, the whole real estate market had the carpet pulled out from under it.

The marginal tax rate for high income earners is going up. Small businesses are no longer enjoying some of the exemption from payroll tax. Now there will be carbon taxes.

I'm totally in favour of meeting our Paris commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But I don't think we should do that by making ourselves uncompetitive.

We Canadians need, as a country, to be much more present globally than we have been today.

As Believers, we shine brightest in a sad and dark world; like a diamond that illuminates best when placed on black velvet.

E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender.

We Canadians need to go beyond what any previous government has done in terms of our diplomatic network, our support for companies to export, trade and invest beyond North America, and our contribution to the safety of the international system, through defence, development, international organizations, and so forth.

Absence of failure does not constitute success.

We need to EARN the right to be leaders. It is to our peril when we are given things for which we are not qualified. For Believers, we must only engage in activities for which the Lord has called us.

Great leaders do not see people for who they are, but who than can become. Further, the great leader compels those that follow them to become that man or woman of the future, likely exceeding the expectations of both.

I went into the foreign service because I was interested in politics. But, in 1991, when I joined, I didn't see much of an opportunity to be involved in federal politics as a Conservative. We were at the tail end of the Brian Mulroney era. I wanted to do something non-partisan as a way of preparing for a role in our politics later.

People follow those who act like leaders, not those who proclaim themselves to be leaders.

The Andrew Principle is when the incompetence of an organization exceeds the incompetence of certain individuals within that organization, thereby allowing their promotion within said organization.

Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.

She has been very outspoken about her desire to be a young bride... so the idea of her learning what it's like to be married works either way.

It is, in a variety of ways, particularly for the singers. It often goes from spoken word to singing without a pause or transition. It takes a lot of practice.

The record shows very long lapses of time when there's no movement on the case at all. That is inexcusable. Somebody's responsible for that. This is nine years now of a man's life lost by no fault of his own.

We weren't scared of them. We felt we could match up with them. The only thing was that I think we got away from attacking like we had. They had 20 turnovers, but we didn't take advantage of as many of them as we should have.

Everybody knows Duke. Nobody will expect us to do anything. We're going to go in there and see what we can do.

Especially when one of 'em (Jackson) is a guard coach and the other one (Levingston) a big-man coach. That helps us out tremendously at both ends of the floor. They can provide us with that playoff, that championship, atmosphere.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

There was a very loyal and passionate audience that unfortunately never did grow.

It's like champagne. When you listen to it, you start to sway with the tune. It works as well today as it ever did.

I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots.

The girls have been feuding for months. That's not a surprise to anyone. We've prepared for that. We've built that reality into our production plan.