There's a lotta countries that do very well at dropping bombs. There are other things that Canada actually does better than most other countries. And one of them is training people on the ground.

I don't read the newspapers, I don't watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me.

You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them.

Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

People think that boxing is all about how hard you can hit your opponent. It's not. Boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going.

I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills.

I was a snowboard instructor, I was a bouncer in a nightclub, I was a whitewater river guide for many years. I worked as a teacher. I make no apologies for a very varied set of life experiences.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

You cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponents.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

Things fell into place and there was an opportunity for fresh leadership. And - I was - I was successful.

Bad as political fiction can be, there is always a politician prepared to make it look artistic by comparison.

It wasn't necessary to win for the story to be great, it was only necessary to sacrifice everything.

I think the interesting aspect of life is that you're always sort of in the middle. You're never the youngest and you're never the oldest.

People are tired of the status quo. You see that in various movements in and out of our the Republicans party, but most candidates are offering hollow rhetoric, not specific solutions.

I meet people from different walks of life that I can have relationships with.

It wasn't a new idea. During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers.

The last time I had this much fun was a root-canal operation.

That's the thing about interviews, at some point you're going to change your mind. But it's there forever and you can't escape it.

I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.