Adrienne Clarkson

“Citizenship is not a spectator sport.”

“Pluralism is not a weakness. It is our greatest strength.”

“The great themes of life are the same for all of us. We are all born and we all die.”

“Our country is a work in progress.”

“We must be a beacon of tolerance and understanding.”

“Hope is the fuel of progress and the anchor of stability.”

“Empathy is the most important quality for a human being to have.”

“We are a nation of communities, of neighbourhoods, of people who look after each other.”

“A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable.”

“Public broadcasting is a public trust.”

“It is in the roots of home that we find the meaning of our lives.”

“Each of us is a book, a story that has a beginning, a middle, and an end.”

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.”

“The arts are not a frill. They are the heart and soul of a nation.”

“We have to be able to tell our own stories, and we have to be able to listen to the stories of others.”