Paul Henderson Quotations

I get up every morning and it's going to be a great day. You never know when it's going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day.

When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions.

Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord.

After I started to understand the spiritual dimension of life, I understood the responsibilities you have as a husband, a father, a friend and a hockey player.

I'm so proud to be Canadian. I've been to 58 countries, and they're wonderful countries, but Canada is the best.

I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful.

I always thought Christians were the weak people. When you can't make it in life then you have to ask God. I really prided myself on being a self-made man.

My philosophy is I take today, live it the best way I can and if I wake up I'll take another shot at tomorrow.

I'm a very, very proud Canadian, and having the privilege to represent my country on the international level was the highlight of my 18-year career.

I'm pretty transparent and have no problem sharing my weaknesses.

The Lord expects us to enjoy our lives. He says there will be some brutal times, but we shouldn't get all bent out of shape about it.

I don't eat fast food any more, not since I got cancer.

My wife and I really enjoy a glass of red wine. We're too old to drink cheap wine, and we don't.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

When you have hope, and you have peace, you can handle anything.

The Bible says not to worry so I don't. I just get up in the morning and ask God for help to get through the day. If tomorrow shows up then I'll take the same shot tomorrow.

Cancer is cancer. I've got a great life if I can just stay alive.

I get as much fan mail today and sign as many autographs as I did when I played. It's mind-boggling to a certain degree.

My philosophy, don't let cancer ruin your life. You get up every day and use what you have and what time you have left.

I have never been worried because when you have hope and peace, you can handle anything.

I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.

I think having the cancer allowed me to be able to freely talk about my faith.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

When you have cancer, you can define the trivial from the important very quickly.

You can say what you want about me, but don't mess with my wife.

We grew up very poor, and I hated being poor. I was the oldest of five kids, and I never got a pair of skates until I was nine. It was very difficult to get an education back then and play junior hockey.

Obviously, it was a defining moment for us as Canadians. I hear it every day, and it still is. It's never going to go away. We were voted the Team of the Century, and the goal was voted the sports moment of the century.

Obviously I look at it a little differently today,

God wants your soul for all eternity. All Santa requires is cookies and milk... One night out of the year. Santa Claus... What a guy!

Overall, I think it's going to be a pretty entertaining package, especially the second two hours. There's probably a little more action, and by that time you get everybody figured out, who they are and that kind of stuff.

That's the way Bobby Clarke played the game and I would suggest he was the only one of the 35 players that would have gone out and done that. But we looked at it as war.

We did a great job but the odds were against us,

There's only so much that criminal law and punishment can achieve.

Nowadays users are managing software assets in ways they hadn't thought of before.

This community has done an incredible job. I can't believe it's only their second year. ... Bravo to the committee.

Not until then did many who suffered illness realize that they were not alone,

It's nice to see you and not hate your guts for once,

In this new world of software assembly or component-based development there are more things you need to track the license obligations for,

He absolutely amazed me and I think he amazed Ken Dryden several times also, ... His skill with the puck at high speed and his ability to get the puck away... just a wonderfully skilled hockey player. And that's why he's in the Hall of Fame today.

Canadians don't have a very big political lever, we're nice guys.

Take one day at a time. Allow yourself to change.

In a war, you do whatever you have to do.

[Airmail was] an impractical sort of fad, and had no place in the serious job of postal transportation.

There is no wrinkle-free life.