Government cannot and must not replace private initiative.

For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.

For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation.

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.

I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.

The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.

If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society.

Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised.

I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind.

We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.

Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high.How I love them! How I need them!I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.

He was right that I was afraid. But I didn’t think I was afraid of the truth. I was afraid of believing something that would destroy me if it turned out to be a lie.

I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.

The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own.

God has graced every tradition with insight into the divine mystery, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated-each has a gift to bring to the world.

I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must.

In addition to our existing programs, I will recommend a new program for schools and students with a first-year authorization of $1,500 million.

I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.

I've almost lost several times but come through that. Being able to play your way through the tournament is really able to help.

The mind, relaxing into needful sport, Should turn to writers of an abler sort, Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style, Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.