One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.

For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of Sister Says-except, of course, for Sister, for whom it was the land of Father Says.

Of course, history is only a muddle of facts and a fuddle of professors, and anyone who thinks it is one clear voice saying "Arise, sir Knight" deserves a life sentence in Camelot.

I am quite prepared, if we can do it without any disrespect to the Crown of England, to bring our titles to the marketplace and make a bonfire of them.

The aim of philosophy, abstractly formulated, is to understand how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term

Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion.

Canada is free and freedom is its nationality.

I am not here to parade my religious sentiments, but I declare I have too much respect for the faith in which I was born to ever use it as the basis of a political organization

Quebec does not have Opinions, but only sentiments.

If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.

Saloons provide moments of genuine ecstasy - but only if your soul is at peace and the rest of your life bears contemplating. Otherwise, they are palaces of misery.

You've got an awfully kissable mouth.

When we learn to enjoy success as well as failure, we will be eternally happy and joyful for sure.

The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.

I know her in the biblical senseand when I say that, I mean I don't believe a word she says.

Say you are well, or all is well with you, and God shall hear your words and make them true.

Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do.

The Brain is just the weight of God-- For--Heft them--Pound for Pound-- And they will differ--if they do-- As Syllable from Sound

War that hasn't affected us here, in the way that you would imagine a five-year war would affect a country.

I am passionate about young women and advocating for them.

Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.