Jan. 13, 2010

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“Theyโ€™re usually pretty good about it because they know weโ€™ll scream at them if they donโ€™t get the report done according to the agreement.โ€
โ€“WLUFA president Judy Bates on admin getting the ratio done on time

“Theyโ€™re not hiring at the poli-sci factory right now.โ€
โ€“Arkellโ€™s Max Kerman on what heโ€™d do with his political science degree if he didnโ€™t resume music

โ€œYeah, whatever… HOMO!โ€
โ€“Winter carnival participant to a fellow competitor

โ€œMost people get PhDs not because of the money but because they love what they are doing and want to pursue something at a much greater depth.โ€
โ€“Joan Norris, dean of graduate studies

โ€œI think it is more of a struggle because there is a fair amount of mental gymnastics that need to take place in order for respect to be given.โ€
โ€“Gabe Rose in reference to people learning to accept different gender identities

โ€œOur practices are so physically demanding that you donโ€™t need the effects of alcohol compounded on top of that.โ€
โ€“Manager of football operations and head coach Gary Jeffries on players drinking

โ€œWinning four is an accomplishment. But weโ€™re looking for five.โ€
โ€“Womenโ€™s hockey team captain Andrea Ironside on winning another OUA championship.

โ€œI wish I could be like Jim [Balsillie] and come up with a new product every month… I guess our [product] has a longer lifetime.โ€
โ€“President and chief executive officer of Mattamy Homes Peter Gilgan, joking around with RIM CEO at a luncheon on Wednesday afternoon. Mattamy was the recipient of Laurierโ€™s Outstanding Business Leader Award for 2009, which Balsillie won last year


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