I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same.

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature.

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.

That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.

A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.

I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.

In my humble opinion, change is stupid.

Do not lose your independent mind, unconditioned mind. You have by nature a very powerful mind. You can find everything for yourself; you can know everything for yourself.

I appreciate recipes that tell you what can be changed and what must remain fixed. 'The Zuni Cafe Cookbook' by the late Judy Rodgers is superb at this.

We like no noise unless we make it ourselves.

Thank you for being a part of our wedding and sharing in our joy.

Eating too much meat gives you indigestion and evil thoughts make you eat too much meat.

But whatever the ramifications, whatever turns the path takes, the beginning is always there, in a particular moment, a particular point of access.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

We, in our Province, are beginning to realize and appreciate that our slowness in keeping up with our North American neighbours may well have been a blessing in disguise.

I do work-related stuff on airplanes. Then, when I'm in the hotel room or just vegging out, I read for pleasure.

Back in 2003, when I was home secretary, I introduced the victim surcharge on offenders to substantially expand the support available and, I hoped, the protection of witnesses who were brave enough to come forward.

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information.

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!

Is it ever worthwhile to buy a review? Not in my opinion. With independent paid review services, quality can be a problem; plus, there are plenty of non-professional book review venues out there that will review for free.

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.

It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well.

My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I focus on. Basically, I am always focused on playing the game, and this is important to me.

In my own creations, the earliest influence came from the ancient civilisations of Egypt, China, Africa and Persia. In fact, one of my earlier creations was a range of tunics, made from silk procured from the islands of Madagascar.

I love the most the students with troubled lives.

My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old.

Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, I've always wanted to be a rock star.

I was terribly gawky, too goofy to become a high-kicking cheerleader, with stringy brown hair and bad posture. Definitely nobody noticeable!

I do want to have holidays and see my family and friends.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.