Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

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Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere.

Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere.

The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time.

The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time.

When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of...

When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of...

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them...

I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them...

The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you...

The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you...

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is...

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is...

If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us.

If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us.

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's...

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's...

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when...

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when...

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the...

A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the...

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...