I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.

There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.

I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.

When you come to Parliament on your first day, you wonder how you ever got here. After that, you wonder how the other 263 members got here.

I am not anti-American. But I am strongly pro-Canadian.

I've got all of my enemies here in the Cabinet where I can keep an eye on them.

You can't stand up for Canada with a banana for a backbone.