The marginal tax rate for high income earners is going up. Small businesses are no longer enjoying some of the exemption from payroll tax. Now there will be carbon taxes.

E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender.

People follow those who act like leaders, not those who proclaim themselves to be leaders.

The Andrew Principle is when the incompetence of an organization exceeds the incompetence of certain individuals within that organization, thereby allowing their promotion within said organization.

I'm totally in favour of meeting our Paris commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But I don't think we should do that by making ourselves uncompetitive.

As Believers, we shine brightest in a sad and dark world; like a diamond that illuminates best when placed on black velvet.

Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.

We need to EARN the right to be leaders. It is to our peril when we are given things for which we are not qualified. For Believers, we must only engage in activities for which the Lord has called us.

Absence of failure does not constitute success.

It's never too late to try to end a conflict.

Politics is a profession, and a form of service, and it should draw people who are passionate and have deep experience of the complex, changing nature of the world.

The essence of coexistence is quite simple: live and respect how others live.

To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.

Oprah has definitely caught my eye. My mom and I used to watch her shows. We just love her.

More divorces start in the bedroom than in any other room in the house.

Twitter, Facebook, Google + are the trifecta of marketing for authors (and bloggers).

Love, love will tear us apart, again.

One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.

How to teach rigor while preserving imagination is an unsolved challenge to education.

Our housekeeping is mendicant, our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion we have not chosen but society has chosen for us.

Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.