Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.

To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone.

Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.

No one is so poor that they cannot give, and no one is so rich that they cannot receive.

As I go across the country and privately visit women's shelters and counselling centres, I am appalled that the most vulnerable people in our society are still women.

When you get on the boat that's saving you, don't pull up the ladder behind you

Poetry is nothing if it exists only in books. One has to find it in one's own life.

When my father is stern, no one chastises him. I don’t think it’s fair that when I act similarly, I’m seen as cruel. I’m making a huge decision, and I’m trying to be wise about it.

The man who has done his level best…is a success, even though the world write him down a failure.

You can't bluff an old theologian. Linus

The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.

Conquerors never, never conquer a nation to bring freedom. They brought control.

I've got no deep voice today. I've got a cold. But when I was young, I had a high tenor voice.

Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return.

Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind, Nor thought of the leveling wind.