There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.

Le raison avant la passion - Reason over passion.

Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

Power only tires those who don't exercise it.

Living next to the United States is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast one is affected by every twitch and grunt.

In the Conservative view you have 10 premiers and the Prime Minister as a kind of head waiter to take their orders.

In academic life you seek to state absolute truths in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you.

But now with young kids – there are so many more nerds.

I really enjoyed being Peppy Miller. She was an amazing character and her energy followed me everywhere. When I talk about her I want to be her again.

When you advertise fire extinguishers, open with the fire.

More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.

I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.

Apertures, passages from one world to another. Man's escape hatches.

There are guys I'd love to learn from, but they wouldn't be a good fit for me, so I read their blogs and books.

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.