Everything I Needed To Know...

I Learned from Due South.

• It only takes a moment to be polite
• Never underestimate the persuasive power of an Inuit story
• There's a wealth of information at your local library
• Don't shoot the guy in the hat
• Never chase a man over a cliff
• Roofs are great for getting from one place to another
• Taste is a very important sense
• There aren't a lot of high speed chases in Canada
• You rarely find honor among thieves
• Cliffs are for climbing (that's why God gave us grappling hooks)
• Dark closets are a good place to think
• Save a wolf's life, and they make you pay and pay and pay
• Make the puffin face
• Wolves form very strong loyalties
• Appearances can be deceiving
• Never be afraid to ask a stupid question
• There are seven ways to tell if a man is lying
• Never hit a kid because it doesn't teach them anything
• What you think is the only thing that matters
• A man with no future will always run to his past
• A man without a car is nothing
• The five-eighths rule is a very handy general guide
• There is a line that some people will not cross over no matter what the consequences
• Puberty changes people
• Balconies are a good escape route
• Fear and respect are two different things
• Otters can be deadly in the wrong hands
• Maintain the right
• Always get your man
• There's nothing more frustrating than playing hide-n-seek with a deaf wolf
• It's easier to believe you're in love than to accept that you're alone
• It's easy to confuse love with sub-atomic particles bursting in the air
• Listen as the wind blows from across the great divide
• The power of love can be very frightening
• If your plane is crashing try reversing the choke settings
• Wilderness survival depends more on your wits than firepower
• With a little perseverance, ingenuity and a fundamental understanding of how to go about it, one can live like a king in the woods
• You can start a fire with only a piece of flint and a hunk of granite
• There are two things worse than dying: living without honor and dying without reason
• Always do the right thing
• Best friends are important to have around
• Always keep your promises
• When you wear a uniform people respect you
• There is an inherent danger in all police work
• Always say thank you kindly
• Good wolves are hard to find
• It pays to be polite
• Stick up for yourself
• If you can't trust a Mountie who can you trust
• When in jail, make friends with the biggest guy
• If a ghost offers you his hand, don't take it
• Pinkeye can be lethal in the north
• Don't be a sap
• Learn at least one word in every language

• Just due it

Quotes taken from the Due South television program, © Alliance Communications and from Sarah McLachlan's album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy © Arista Records.

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