Well, I am trying to put Quebec in its place - and the place of Quebec is in Canada, nowhere else.

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

If Canada is to survive, it can only survive in mutual respect and in love for one another.

Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die.

The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.

You just cannot cut a country in two any more than you can cut a human being in two. If you do, you do not have two human beings; you have a corpse.

I've been called worse things by better people.

Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. Or better, let us consider them cancelled. Coldly, let us be intelligent.

I will use all my strength to bring about a just society to a nation living in a tough world.

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

I remember thinking that walking on the beach as a free man is pretty desirable.

To be who you are, let go of what you were.

A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.

Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.

If you want the Cinderella moments then you have to believe in magick.

I'm reminded everyday that I was born to do great things, I believe that and when it's my time I shall.

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

Leadership is made for service.

Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

Absolute truisms rot brains absolutely.[...]'Power corrupts' is useless as a tool for understanding the past, and gives us nothing as a guide to action.

[The Federal Convention] is really an assembly of demigods.