I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.

A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.

Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life - whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor.

To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.

To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen.

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.

The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face. It's a survival game played under the glare of lights.

Economics has been called the dismal science. Once you get to understand it, you may not find it so dismal, but you don't find it much of a science either.

Good intentions are not an excuse for maladministration of this magnitude.

There will be no silence from Canada. Our friendship has no limit. Generation after generation we have traveled many difficult miles together side by side.

A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.

Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?

Christians are like teabags, you don't really know what they're like until you put them in hot water.

I have only been working in the office for a few months, but I already have a development plan and had the opportunity to job shadow someone in a role that is of interest to me.

I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club.

...desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers

What I do know is, I never plan on growing up inside.

Co-mingling really disturbs a lot of the purists, who want to see the historical and cultural divides instead of the meshing.

It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should.

I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don't want to - I just want to be at home with my family.