Citizens, not less generous than myself, let your most precious moments be employed in causing the past to be forgotten; let all my fellow-citizens swear never to recall the past; let them receive their misled brethren with open arms, and let them, in future, be on their guard against the traps of bad men.

I accept everything which is favorable for the people and the army; for myself, I wish to live in retirement.

I took up arms for the freedom of my color. It is our own - we will defend it or perish.

Avoid sloth, the mother of all vices!

I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on your way up and kick you on your way down.' That wasn't my experience. I can't walk down the street in Toronto without someone coming up and saying hello.

I don't think the American people want unilateral government control over the entire health-care system.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.