"A humble soul understands that the greatest battles are fought within."

"Knowledge is the gathering of scattered facts; wisdom is the synthesis of lived experience. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good."

"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."

"I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction."

"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."

"The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government."

"Every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."