There is nothing more nervous than a million dollars - it moves very fast, and it doesn't speak any language.

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.

I can learn to live with guilt. I don't care about being good.

God must have a weird sense of values, and if there’s a Judgment Day, as some folks think, He’s going to have a lot to answer for.

If you want to do it, you can do it.

Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same thing.

Words are humanity's greatest natural resource, but most of us have trouble figuring out how to put them together. Words aren't cheap. They are very precious.

It's just that I am too old now to chase all the woman involved; which just seems a shame.

I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important.

Love is no love which asks for a return.

In any case, it is better to have some deal than no deal, but it's interesting that Obama picked the day of implementing of Iran deal to impose new sanctions on North Korea.

Every corny thing that's said about living with nature - being in harmony with the earth, feeling the cycle of the seasons - happens to be true.