Quotation of the Day for August 29, 2011
"...If the Olympics can make us prouder Canadians, maybe Jack's life can make us better Canadians. I happen to be in the business of believing in miracles. We can do this. We can do this together. We can be a better people. We've seen how to try.
"When all of the talking is done, when all of the tributes are done, when the chalk is washed on the concrete at City Hall, when our crying finally stops, the legacy of Jack Layton will not be in how much power you have, it will be in how all of us exercise our personal power for a better world. It will be in our actions and how we take those actions together. Yes, bring your passion but also bring your compassion. Yes, bring your agendas of what you want to accomplish, but also bring a commitment about how we can accomplish that together. Yes, bring your seriousness about serious issues but also have fun -- sing together and pick up a harmonica once in a while....
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"I met with Jack on the Friday and the Sunday before his passing. And Olivia left us together for a while. I said to Jack, `Jack it seems like it's getting closer.' And I said, `Jack, I want to say to you now something that I know you will do shortly. `Well done, good and faithful servant.' And may we, and may we rise to the occasion, because the torch is now passed. The job of making the world a better place is up to us."
- Reverend Brent Hawkes, from his remarks at the funeral of Jack Layton, leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament, August 27, 2011.
[http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1045969--transcript-of-eulogies-by-rev-brent-hawkes-and-sarah-and-michael-layton]
Submitted by: Terry Labach
Aug. 28, 2011
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