We were always expected to see Quebec's side of things, but there was damned little reciprocity.

Being a part of a political party is something like being a partner in a marriage - work at it and stay loyal to it, and when you can't stomach it any longer, leave it.

Pity the Party without enough woman power - there will always be dreamers and leaders, but the dreams won't come true, nor will the leaders reach their goal, without the ready doers.

The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.

I have served the Liberal cause for twenty-two years. That ought to be long enough for anyones lifetime.

Out of near disaster, came real progress.

Perhaps in the long view, de Gaulle was more responsible with his troublesome interventions into our domestic politics, for unifying our country than we will ever give him credit for.

Everyone is an expert on T.V., just as he is on education; everyone has some education and a T.V. set.

I cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman.

My uncertain temper is cooling, as is my sense of racing against time to accomplish the things I want to. I don't have to go anywhere or see anyone I don't want to now, and it is a glorious feeling!

Most women have a distaste for guns, and I am no exception.

For this wire is as a part of our body, as a vein torn from us, glowing with our blood. Are we proud of this thread of metal, or of our hands which made it, or is there a line to divide these two?

Most people's lives are fuzzy. That's the problem with the world. No one stops to think.

... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the most certain form of knowledge, not a tentative opinion.

There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'

Memory is... similar to anticipation: an instrument of simplification and selection.

In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.

The real thing is the heart, you know the heart shouldn't be covered with concrete.

On the approach of spring, I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.

Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.