There's already a lot of self-exculpatory history being written. Right across the board. And it's my task to make sure that such self-exculpatory histories cannot be written.

There's just no more compelling a story, no more compelling an issue, no more compelling a locus of human suffering than Sudan.

Sudan, I've come to discover, is a country which, once it gets hold of you, does not let go.

I have leukemia, and my chemotherapy has destroyed my immune system.

I don't think I have the stamina anymore and I certainly don't have the health.

One corpse in a well destroys the viability of the well.

As long as we persevere, we shall succeed in any endeavour.

We must imbue our children with principles of the higher-self, principles which see all people as true equals, and above all, which are sensitive to the delicate and fragile balance of life.

If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert.

On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.

So long as the majority of Canadians have two countries, one here and one in Europe, national unity will remain a myth and a constant source of internecine quarrels.

You have two people who I would classify as extremists. Donald Trump because of his behavior and Ted Cruz because of his views, leading the Republican Party.

Have faith in yourself.

Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world.

If sophisticated calculations are needed to justify an action, don't do it.

Modern man has lost the option of silence.