Quotes about Montreal

My parents sent me to Montreal because I kept getting kicked out of school in France. Votes: 6

I'm a very unhealthy person, and Montreal is very cold, and I'm usually sick when I'm there. Votes: 6

You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars. Votes: 6

No, I love Montreal... I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there. Votes: 6

Being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, that was the greatest moment in my career. And stealing the Stanley Cup in 1978 and bringing it back to my hometown of Thurso. Votes: 6

I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I'm one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one. Votes: 6

And some places you been before are so great that you don't ever mind going back. Some places you been before you don't ever want to go back, you know, like Montreal in the Winter. Votes: 6

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted. Votes: 6

I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life. Votes: 6

They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there. Votes: 6

My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one's convictions can be subjected to empirical test. Votes: 6

The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique. Votes: 6

Montreal is a very cosmopolitan, sophisticated, erudite, educated, glorious city today. But it wasn't quite that way when I was growing up there. There was a lot of anti-Semitism. And I had to deal with that in an area of the city that had very few Jews. Votes: 6

I was born in Montreal and came from a lower-middle-class family. Votes: 4

My life was in Montreal years ago. Best food in the world. Votes: 4

I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants. Votes: 4

I don't think I know anyone who has a steady job in Montreal. Votes: 4

Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents. Votes: 4

You grow up skinny in Canada; in working-class Montreal, you're definitely the underdog. Votes: 4

It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team. Votes: 4

My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesn't happen very often. Votes: 4

I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends. Votes: 4

I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them. Votes: 4

I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them. Votes: 4

And, of course, all of my friends and family are so excited because they feel like Montreal is being represented on Mad Men. Votes: 4

For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy. Votes: 4

For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation. Votes: 4

They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal. We didn't sense that there was a hesitation about it. But things change. Votes: 4

My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world. Votes: 4

My parents were both from Scotland, but had been resident in Lower Canada some time before their marriage, which took place in Montreal; and in that city I spent most of my life. Votes: 4

During the Vietnam era, more than 30,000 draft dodgers and deserters sought harbor in cities like Montreal and Toronto, where public opposition to the war was strong and most residents didn't question their motives. Votes: 4

I have an enormous family because I'm from Montreal and my family's Catholic, so my dad has eight siblings and they all have kids and we all grew up in the same property on weekends and summers. Votes: 4

I went to Montreal. My first gig went very badly. They just weren't laughing at anything. I found out they were a load of Christians, and it was a gig to raise money for a new church roof. Votes: 4

I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have the Mish-Mash omelet with hot dogs, salami, eggs, green peppers, and onions, and the best banana bread in the world. It's legendary! Votes: 4

Yeah, I was born in Montreal and I go back to Vancouver and Toronto a lot, so I have a sense of being Canadian, and I was raised by two Canadians, and my wife is Canadian, so yeah, I feel it. Votes: 4

You never know what's going to happen the rest of the way. You can't predict. You don't know what Montreal is going to do to us this weekend, and you don't know what the Cubs are going to do to the Cardinals. Votes: 4

I would compare that to when I first started with the Montreal Canadiens; it was a big family then, where the guys really stuck together and worked like a unit. But when I came back in '88, it was not like that anymore. Votes: 4

We would much prefer to see ownership in the hands of the Maple Group, if only because we would much rather see Canadian ownership of our stock exchange. What we are first of all interested in is making sure that Montreal is able to preserve that niche or expertise. Votes: 4

Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1. Votes: 3

Without Montreal, Canada would be hopeless. Votes: 3

There was always something missing in Montreal. Votes: 3

You don't need Montreal steak seasoning on everything. Votes: 3

Let Toronto become Milan. Montreal will always be Rome. Votes: 3

Montreal is a great town. There's equal parts blue-collar town. Votes: 3

Long live Montreal, Long live Quebec! Long live Free Quebec! Votes: 3

Montreal's not a city. It's a Disney World for alcoholics. Votes: 3

At the end of six innings of play, it's Montreal 5, Expos 3. Votes: 3

Montreal, this wonderful town"¦ Pearl of Canada, Pearl of the world. Votes: 3

No one in Montreal learns how to skate. You're just born that way. Votes: 3

Perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date has been the Montreal Protocol. Votes: 3

My father was an actor, and we have the most important theatre company in Montreal. Votes: 3

Montreal is different from Monaco, as there are some long straights and big braking moments. Votes: 3

I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there. Votes: 3

People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes. Votes: 3

Hockey is like a religion in Montreal. You're either a saint or a sinner; there's no in-between. Votes: 3

My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesnt happen very often. Votes: 3

Toronto is amazing, it's one of my favourite cities to visit. Toronto and Montreal are just super dope places. Votes: 3

We're going to play our game and we're going to come back and we're going to play Montreal or Tampa, Votes: 3

I'm very happy to come back. I've always had success here and the public is fantastic. I love you, Montreal. Votes: 3

She and Marie were Montreal girls, not trained to accompany heroes, or to hold out for dreams, but just to be patient. Votes: 3

Baseball will be back to Montreal, I want to see it. I want it to happen before I die. I will see it Votes: 3

Montreal was a very active jazz center until club owners started putting in strippers instead of music. Before long, there was nothing to hear. Votes: 3

Some say that no one ever leaves Montreal, for that city, like Canada itself, is designed to preserve the past, a past that happened somewhere else. Votes: 3

When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors were cheaters. Votes: 3

To me, Toronto is a good party city, I think Vancouver has the best smoke, you know. And then, Montreal has the best..uh..Chinese food? Votes: 3

I love cities. New York, Montreal, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, L.A... but, I do choose to live in Vancouver. It's home. Votes: 3

I just go wherever work brings me. I share a house with friends in L.A., and I share a house with friends in Montreal when I'm there. Votes: 3

My whole plan in my head has always been, if I go a year without acting, it's time to go home; it's time to go back to Montreal. Votes: 3

Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes. Votes: 3

I think my music's kind of cold, but I don't know if it's related to the weather. It might be because it's always grey [in Montreal], it's very depressing. Votes: 3

While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we remained keen on each other and eventually married in 2002. Votes: 3

In Montreal, where I taught in 1970, I met many people. The only ones who said to me they were Canadians, were Jews. All the rest were Scotts, Irish, English, French, Swedes... Votes: 3

I never liked living in Montreal. And I don't really like the music scene there. It was never my cup of tea, and I never felt like I ever fit in. Votes: 3

If you're big in Montreal, you're big in Quebec. If you're big in Toronto, you're big in Canada. But if you're big in New York, you're big in the rest of the world. Votes: 3

My home is Montreal. I will stay in Montreal and continue to make movies in Montreal. But it's also very healthy for Canadian filmmakers to work outside the country. You learn so much. Votes: 3

It was a whole different world, and Montreal was an absolutely beautiful setting unlike anywhere I'd ever been before. So, Montreal in '76 was an encompassing experience I will cherish for the rest of my life. Votes: 3

In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French, and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigration and racial tension, it's an issue that concerns Montreal. Votes: 3

Many years ago Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which deserves to be remembered. Warning the students against an over-concern for money, or position, or glory, he said Votes: 3

In America there's lot of cool cities, but in Canada there's, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they're so expensive. Montreal is the only city that's affordable but also has buses and culture. Votes: 3

I thought they may have presumed too much knowledge of certain things for people who are not comedians. Like Montreal. A comic understands what it is and its importance, but someone else may not know about it. Votes: 3

When I was shooting a movie in Montreal, it was freezing. If you take a little bit of Aquaphor and dab it on your face, it keeps your skin looking fresh. I dubbed it Aqua For Everything. Votes: 3

There used to be a lot of industry in Montreal, and now there's not, so it's really easy to get huge, empty spaces where you can practice and make music or make art for very, very cheap. Votes: 3

When you were a kid, if you went to the Montreal Forum or a hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens, which I did, there was a great feeling. The new stadiums don't have it. Why don't they have it? Building codes. Votes: 3

I started studying theater in school, and then I got into drama school at, like, 19, and it was a national drama school in Montreal, and so it was just you and nine other students for three years, and it was really intense. Votes: 3

I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan on Monday. Votes: 3

In Montreal, there is a friend of mine at school who is a jazz pianist with an amazing voice, and we sort of have this fusion/soul/R&B/folk music kind of thing. We've been keeping it low-key and opening for some friends. Votes: 3

My all-time favourite political promise - more a boast than a promise, really - came from former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, who said in the lead-up to the 1976 Olympics, 'The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.' Votes: 3

Three months later, on September 5, 2001, at a pro-am event preceding the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, I was invited to play a round with Tiger Woods. Nothing in the game of politics had ever been as nerve-racking as that game of golf. Votes: 3

I want to try and stay focused on the next game. I'm pretty good at doing that, but to be there right now, it has been a blessing up to this point. Being here in Montreal and being healthy and playing with this group of guys. Votes: 3

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here. Votes: 3

Climate change and ozone depletion are two global issues that are different but have many connections. In the ozone depletion case, we managed to work with decision makers effectively so that an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol was achieved that essentially solved the ozone depletion problem. Votes: 3

I was working out at a gym in Montreal when I was doing 'The Bone Collector.' I walked in and said 'Where do I sign in?' Somebody behind me, without even seeing my face, said 'Excuse me, are you on 'Star Trek'?' They recognized me from my voice. Votes: 3