Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us as a bunch of fools.

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.

A humble person is comfortable in their own skin.

It wasn’t really acceptable to be single for more than a week, two tops, if you were cool in junior high.

Usually, the best ideas come from other people's good ideas, which then, after a short gestation period, become your ideas.

As a born-again Christian, I believe God actively and directly influences me to action.

If you can fit in the suit, you've got the job.

Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.

I often love to hate Aishwarya

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with.

Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.

Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.