The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.

If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.

Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.

In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.

A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.

as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions.

On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.

Hope makes a gladden heart.

A man with a victim mentality feels like being a victim who is complaining and crying all the time

But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn't want to be without her.

If you're not happy every morning when you get up leave for work or start to work at home if you're not enthusiastic about doing that you're not going to be successful.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

But Fear and the Muse in turn guard the place Where the banished poet has gone And the night that comes with quickened pace Is ignorant of dawn.

You're out of luck like two dogs stuck.

When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.

My eyebrows make a more profound impact on [other] people than they do on me... I just let 'em grow.

Rich people believe 'I create my life.' Poor people believe 'Life happens to me.'