The attainment of a just society is the cherished hope of civilized men.

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.

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

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

It’s okay to cry. Giving in to the tears is terrifying, like freefalling to earth without a parachute. But it’s vital to our wellbeing as we process the deep anguish.

The most difficult part of dating as a single parent is deciding how much risk your own child’s heart is worth.

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up.

Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.

The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

The discovery of an important need is almost as important as the invention which satisfies this need.

Do you hear what the music is saying? 'Come follow me and you will find the way. Your mistakes can also lead you to the truth. When you ask, the answer will be given.'

Please don't make me sound like a crazy hermit, but I don't like crowds or noise.

It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.