Promising something that seems popular at the time that you know you're never going to deliver - that's the kind of cynical politics that I don't want any part of.

I don't read the newspapers, I don't watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me.

You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them.

Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

People think that boxing is all about how hard you can hit your opponent. It's not. Boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going.

I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills.

I was a snowboard instructor, I was a bouncer in a nightclub, I was a whitewater river guide for many years. I worked as a teacher. I make no apologies for a very varied set of life experiences.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

You cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponents.

There's a lotta countries that do very well at dropping bombs. There are other things that Canada actually does better than most other countries. And one of them is training people on the ground.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

I had a dream about you last night... you were there.

The more things change the more they stay the same. (Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose.)

Dad taught me everything I know, but he would never tell me anything he knew.

The Spanish government, having run completely out of money, secretly sold the Pyrenees to China, and is now separated from France only by traffic cones.

To pretend to be calm is to be calm, in a way.

What do I like about math? , When I've got figures in front of me, it relaxes me. Kind of like, everything fits where it belongs.

Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot.

You will never make it. ‘It’ doesn’t exist for an artist.

Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.

There is a prayer that lives in the center of your heart. If you pray it, it will change your life. How does it begin?