Pharid Jaffer

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “I don't think there's any critic that believes a word that any other critic says.”
GENE SHALIT,
JOURNALIST, TELEVISION PERSONALITY, FILM AND BOOK CRITIC

[Bloomberg @business]

Canadian telecommunications company BCE is cutting hundreds of jobs to reduce operating costs as it makes heavy investments in its US internet and artificial intelligence businesses https://t.co/lmT8mdKalv

[North Shore News @NorthShoreNews]

North Shore smashes temperature record as mercury soars to 29.2 C on Sunday https://t.co/eCTn3d0D2q

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigor and precision.”
LIONEL MESSI,
ARGENTINE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “The world, unfortunately, rarely matches our hopes and consistently refuses to behave in a reasonable manner.”
STEPHEN JAY GOULD,
PALEONTOLOGIST, EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST, WRITER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Many times opportunity happens, and people don't understand it's an opportunity.”
MARJANE SATRAPI,
WRITER, FILM DIRECTOR, ARTIST

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Vancouver, Toronto pay for World Cup with public money as U.S. host cities tap private sponsors https://t.co/AQnutuU2IH

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “My philosophy ... is that you are going to work really hard at this and then you're going to have one shot onstage, so you'd better give it everything you have.”
CHARLIZE THERON,
ACTOR, PRODUCER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Everything you do, winning or losing, good or bad, it's feedback, not failure.”
BILLIE JEAN KING,
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Live your life now in a positive way. Help people if you can. Don't hurt people. That works perfectly for me, man.”
SONNY ROLLINS,
TENOR SAXOPHONIST, JAZZ MUSICIAN

[Outside Magazine @outsidemagazine]

Mount Everest Guides See a Looming Catastrophe After the Poisoning Scandal

Allegations of fraud and poisoning in Himalayan tourism have already had a huge impact on the Mount Everest guiding industry in Nepal. Expedition operators fear it’s going to get get worse. https://t.co/zHdtbgbK9D

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

I just entered to win an awesome prize! https://t.co/owFnQPXK5t

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Passion and purpose are not the same thing. Passion brings you joy. Purpose brings you meaning. Passion gets you out of bed in the morning, but purpose allows you to sleep at night.”
HARRISON FORD,
ACTOR, PRODUCER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “It's important to never forget that your standard is the joke.”
STEPHEN COLBERT,
ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER, COMEDIAN, TELEVISION HOST

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Build something that didn't exist yesterday. Stand up for someone who can't stand up for themselves. Bring people together who weren't talking before. That's leadership.”
HARRISON FORD,
ACTOR, PRODUCER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start.”
JASON COLLINS,
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “I think we're drowning in mediocrity. I just try as hard as I can to raise the level of consciousness.”
REX REED,
FILM CRITIC, JOURNALIST

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

‘Really drives it home’: Mock crash shows B.C. students the consequences of dangerous driving https://t.co/QvtKnKXANl

[North Shore News @NorthShoreNews]

Why have there been so many helicopters over the North Shore lately? https://t.co/EgAmO3yi7F

[Pharid Jaffer @pharidjaffer]

Quote du jour: “We can yet make amends, manage our impact, change the direction of our development and once again become a species in harmony with nature. All we require is the will.”
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH,
BROADCASTER, WRITER, PRODUCER, CONSERVATIONIST, NATURAL HISTORIAN