President Bush is a friend of mine. He's not a moron at all.

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.

You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.

You are the sum total of the choices you make every day.

Prediction is a low form of journalism.

Those bellhops in Miami are tip-happy. I ordered a deck of playing cards and the bellboy made fifty-two trips to my room.

Be a sponge. Spend as much time as possible with people who truly know their craft and be a great listener. That is how you learn.

We see things but we don't see them, like things that slid through the mind, one flowing into another.

There is no need to accept the standards of the world at large.

If you gave me a fresh carnation, I would only crush its tender petals.

Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.

But we have gone so far in the direction of over treating terminal patients that we've failed to recognize when we're doing more harm than good.