Everyone wants instant gratification: you have to have everything your parents had right away. Jim Flaherty More Quotes by Jim Flaherty More Quotes From Jim Flaherty Public service is good for you. Jim Flaherty public-service The stable funding announced today will allow Special Olympics to grow and benefit an increasing number of Canadians. I am proud that our Government is committed to providing opportunities for Canadians of all ages and all abilities to engage in sport and physical activity and to enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle. Jim Flaherty opportunitynumberssports I am a pretty tough guy. I'm an old hockey player. Jim Flaherty oldi-amhockeytough There are some terrorist organizations, there are some organized crime organizations, that launder money through charities and make donations to charities. That's not the purpose of charitable donations in Canada, so we're becoming increasingly strict on the subject. Jim Flaherty canadacrimemoneypurpose We're always flexible and pragmatic... It's always important to watch the unemployment rate and to make sure that we can keep most Canadians working. We were successful in that back in 2008-09. Jim Flaherty backalwaysunemploymentimportant I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt. Jim Flaherty downdebtconservativepay It's more frugal to wear ties that are given to you. Jim Flaherty wearmoreyougiven I still have my teeth. I don't want to lose them at age 61 in some hockey game. Jim Flaherty losegamehockeyage I remember being in the Ontario Legislature and the Liberals yelling over at me about the fact that the dollar was rising, and that was bad for business, and didn't I realize that. And I thought, 'What are you talking about?' The value of the currency in part, large part, reflects the world's view of the state of our economy. Jim Flaherty meyoubusinessworld
