For what I have accomplished and what I have become, I have to to thank my industry much more, my indefatigable working, rather than any outstanding talent.

We are justified in calling numbers a free creation of the human mind.

"I see it, but I don't believe it."

That which is provable, ought not to be believed in science without proof.

All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

I want to be able to look my daughter's teacher in the eye and say, 'Your pension will be there.' I need to know that her pension will match up with a promise we can keep.

Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls.

What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy.

The question of whether I, as a whistleblower, should be pardoned, is not for me to answer.

Never get behind old people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left

The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive.

Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum in Quebec, the very existence of Canada was on the line... I had a responsibility to ensure that Canada never again came close to the precipice.

I have endeavored to show that there is no real service of humanity in the profession of medicine and that it is injurious to mankind.

But I think if any song can touch the heart, then one should value it.