Over The Years, I Have

Politicians Of All Stripes Are Always In Danger At Looking At Every Problem From An Abstract Point Of View Or Being Briefed By Officials, Academics, Or Economists Who Know Every Science But The Science Of Human Nature.

God Gave Me A Physical Defect, I've Accepted That Since I Was A Kid. When I Was A Kid People Were Laughing At Me. But I Accepted That Because God Gave Me Other Qualities And I'm Grateful.

There's No Such Thing As A Genius In Politics, Or At Least I Have Never Met One. There Are Only Human Beings, Some Better Than Others, Who Rise Or Fall On The Challenges They Meet.

I Learned Early That Business Is Business And Politics Is Politics. The Proof Is How Few Important Businessmen Have Made Good Politicians. They May Think That They Are Very Smart About Everything Because They Made Millions Of Dollars By Digging A Hole In The Ground And Finding Oil, But The Talent And Luck Needed To Become Rich Are Not The Same Talent And Luck Needed To Succeed On Parliament Hill.

Most Canadians Don't Understand The House Of Commons. They Turn On Their Televisions, See Us Yelling At One Another, And Dismiss Us As A Bunch Of Fools.