I think this is a line in the sand for many Quebecers and Canadians: That if you're going to give services or receive services, your face should be uncovered.

I've repeated it 100 times and I'm going to look you in the eye, tonight, Mr. Couillard: there will be no referendum as long as Quebecers aren't ready.

Hey, the bait is here. Get in Quebecers, get in the lobster trap, and then we'll close the door. And you'll have a referendum no matter what.

Quebec's distinct character makes Canada an even better country, and vice versa: being in Canada makes Quebec a better place too.

A big mistake in politics is to think that because an issue appears to have been settled, it doesn't exist anymore. You just sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist.

In Quebec, we can no longer increase taxes if we want to stay competitive.

In Quebec, our goal isn't to reduce daycare service - a program the entire world envies - but to make it viable so tomorrow's families can keep benefiting from it.

Quebec's financial situation is serious. In terms of intensity, we're close to matching 1982 and 1997. We won't do the same things this time, but the problems we face today are about as pressing.

Not only in Canada but in other countries where we have to rely on immigration for our growth, the question of coexistence of values in communities is important. It has to be dealt with.

We have to redesign the finances of the Quebec state to preserve what counts: education, health and families.

You can't stop a reform in the middle. You do it completely and pretty fast, or you don't do it.

Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking

Life is but words.

When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more.

I love my country and I love my league.

When you ask the best questions of yourself and others, you invite the best answers.

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.

Close the playand keep the store open nights.

Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.

Dear to the heart of a girl is her own beauty and charm.

Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos.