In many respects, my best friends were dogs.

Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics.

What's the difference between a politician and a catfish? One is a wide-mouthed, bottom-feeding, slime sucker - and the other is a fish.

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse

There are hundreds of Canadian communities that have given more thought to hiring their rink manager than they have to electing their member of Parliament.

My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada.

Negative is always more newsworthy than positive.

Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the security and freedom of my home.

There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes the United States.

In fall 1967, I was given leave of absence by the National Public Affairs Research Foundation to move to Redondo Beach, California, to work on a short-term research contract with TRW.

A philosopher is someone who promotes moral excellence, argues for moral excellence, and gets other people to behave morally and excellently based on those arguments.

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.

People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that's a hallmark of a very good leader.

To see farther, you must climb higher.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones.

It is an ideology born out of hatred and its adherents belong to no religion, culture or civilisation.

People always assume that I'm some sort of party girl, and that's such a misconception because I like staying home.

Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances.

You might catch me dozing off, but only for a minute. For a second.