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Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.
Charles Bronfman
Family
Philanthropy
Doing what we can to repair the world was instilled in me from an early age. I will never forget my siblings and me knitting squares for blankets to be sent to the troops during World War II. This was an inspiration from my mother.
Charles Bronfman
War
Me
Age
World
Mother
Will
Troops
Inspiration
Blankets
Never
Never Forget
Instilled
Knitting
Repair
Doing
Squares
Forget
Sent
Early
Early Age
World War
World War II
Sibling
If notwithstanding, a Rebellion of the same Kind now afflicts this Country, we should not infer that this Institution is useless, or should be laid aside; but just the Reverse.
Charles Inglis
Rebellion
Country
Kind
Institution
Reverse
Infer
Afflicts
Same
Just
Laid
Aside
Should
Notwithstanding
Useless
Now
LET us honour the King by cherishing respectful Sentiments concerning him; speaking of him with Affection, with Esteem and Reverence; and by promoting a like Spirit and Conduct in others.
Charles Inglis
King
Affection
Others
Honour
Respectful
Promoting
Spirit
Like
Concerning
Him
Reverence
Conduct
Esteem
Us
Sentiments
Speaking
Let Us
It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed.
Charles Inglis
Rights
Band
Preserves
Respective
Vanish
Disturbed
Individuals
Blessings
Source
Which
Them
Interests
Moment
Wholly
Injuries
Unites
Interrupted
To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is the only Means by which human Happiness can be attained.
Charles Inglis
Happiness
Wisdom
Government
Better
Before
Duty
Considered
Comprehend
Only
Attained
Human
Which
Explain
Human Happiness
Us
Should
Means
Injunction
That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due.
Charles Inglis
Government
Others
Our
Saviour
Neither
Some
Due
His
Nor
Where
Decided
Cannot
Forms
Preferable
Preference
Doubted
Apostles
IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established.
Charles Inglis
Government
Duty
Live
States
Further
Those
Proper
Observe
Particular
Subjects
Any
May
Confined
Established
Form
Regular
Who
All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate.
Charles Inglis
Soul
Dark
Suppressed
Virtuous
Principles
Exerted
Passions
Affections
Malevolent
Laid
Them
Mild
Amiable
Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Charles Revson
Virtue
Print
Always
Accuracy
Lady
Newspaper
The march is a way to get in celebration mode.
Charles Richards
Way
Celebration
Mode
Get
March
The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Charles Tupper
Government
Law
Decision
Out
Carrying
Finds
Given
Constructing
Council
Judicial
Itself
Privy
Committee
Position
I do not see any reason why they should not be given the means to give their teachers just as high an education as is secured by attendance at the Protestant schools.
Charles Tupper
Education
Secured
High
See
Give
Given
Attendance
Schools
Protestant
Any
Just
Should
Means
Teachers
Reason
Why
My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country.
Charles Tupper
Great
Political
Country
Remove
Important
Has-Been
Kind
Prevent
Arena
Calculated
Parties
Verdict
Political Arena
Issues
Been
Question
Political Issues
Getting
Us
Separate
Desire
Two
Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.
Charles de Lint
You
World
Else
Way
Tell
Sees
No-One
Forget
Stories
I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.
Charles de Lint
Thrive
Times
Chinese
Interesting
If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?
Charles de Lint
You
Live
Ready
How
Die
Then
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
Charles de Lint
Change
World
Dried
Inspiration
Well
Without
Up
Expected
Less
Growth
Muses
Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of.
Charles de Lint
Word
Merely
Capable
I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?
Charles de Lint
You
Genius
Think
Mad
Parcel
Part
Part And Parcel
Artistic
Being
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
Charles de Lint
Life
Work
Art
You
Work Hard
Simple
Like
Still
Meaning
Hard
Keep
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.
Charles de Lint
Friendship
People
World
Take For Granted
Own
Pay
Pay Attention
Other
Our
Books
Those
Magical
Small
Take
Attention
Longer
Like
Sort
Real
Often
The Real World
Real World
Places
Granted
Standing
Elements
Lives
Things
Bonds
When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it's been forgotten.
Charles de Lint
World
Pay
Pay Attention
Assume
Hidden
Characters
Magical
Only
Attention
Reminder
Also
Because
Becomes
Been
Than
Forgotten
Might
Element
Aware
Here
Wider
I've always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to the idea that they are there, that they are real people, not invisible.
Charles de Lint
People
Bit
Attention
Idea
Invisible
Like
Call
Known
Always
Real
Been
Norm
Off
Real People
Interested
Little
Little Bit
Who
Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.
Charlotte Arnold
You
People
Sometimes
School
Negative
Face
Back
Immediately
Out
TV
High
Able
High School
Pocket
Throw
Attention
Like
Sort
Going
Being
Your
Brings
Pull
I want to be a Kid Reporter because I would like to meet interesting people, and I also love being in front of the camera! As a Kid Reporter, I would love to learn how to be a better writer and interview people.
Charlotte Arnold
Love
People
Better
Interview
Meet
Kid
Would
Writer
Better Writer
Like
Also
Learn
Because
How
Camera
Reporter
Front
Being
Want
Interesting
Interesting People
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