Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee.
The only questions worth asking today are whether humans are going to have any emotions tomorrow, and what the quality of life will be if the answer is no.
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
Sometimes in politics one must duel with skunks, but no one should be fool enough to allow the skunks to choose the weapons.
Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.
It's tough watching a good idea lose because its backers are less eloquent or have less clout than its opponents.
The fact is that we prepare for war like giants, and for peace like pygmies.
I accept now with equanimity the question so constantly addressed to me, 'Are you an American' and merely return the accurate answer, 'Yes, I am a Canadian.'
This is the flag of the future, but it does not dishonor the past. (On his country's new Maple Leaf flag)