Trade is good for the economy. Trade creates growth. The problem is that it creates growth but it does not think about distribution of the benefits of that growth.

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.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

In the grand scheme of life, nobody grows old keeping their soul unblemished.

The mirror will only lie, when you look at it through a mask.

Leaves covered pavement like soggy cereal.

If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.

Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments.

Be confident, but allow yourself to be vulnerable.

Higher education is booming in the United States; the Gross National Mind is mounting along with the Gross National Product.

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful or greedy. Unless you let him.

In time, the church will actually be organized more as a military force with an army, navy, air force, etc.