It's easier for opposition members to condemn the government at the drop of a hat if they don't understand.

Rural Alberta is a lot less homogeneous than it used to be, partly because of my immigration policies.

Sometimes the government has to answer questions with ambiguous language.

I thought very seriously having something more like a normal life where I might have my weekends and evenings off, and be able to read and have a more robust personal life.

For members who have only ever been in government, the negativity and aggressiveness of the opposition is easy to caricature.

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration.

Sometimes there are no good choices for government.

I think I've chosen the right path.

I have said explicitly from day one when I announced this policy in, I believe, November of 2011, that I and our government oppose the idea of banning the wearing of the niqab in public.

Finally, as I've said, this is - why are you talking about Jewish women's wigs and people wearing turbans? That has nothing whatsoever to do with niqab.

I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions.

Having dreams without enthusiasm is like a bird living in a cage.

Man's command of the language is most important. Next to kissing it's the most exciting form of communication.

I do need my independence. I have to have that.

Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity!

Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language.

Life plays the same lovely and agonizing joke on all of us.

Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

Women are incredibly intuitive. If anybody on the planet is going to evolve to the next level, that telekinetic thing, women will.

There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.