“Living next to the United States is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”

“Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.”

“In the Conservative view you have 10 premiers and the Prime Minister as a kind of head waiter to take their orders.”

“The essential ingredient of politics is timing.”

“In academic life you seek to state absolute truths in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you.”

“Power only tires those who don't exercise it.”

“God and government can work together”

“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”

“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”

“Westley stared at him carefully. VictorI understand how you must feel but the rules Dracula upheldWere the same very rules that allowed the Dark World to fall, he finished coldly.”

“Number rules the universe.”

“By understanding the nuances of the world around you and how to survive the temptations, you can rule anything. Even yourself”