"I'm not just in this race so you will remember my name at some future date. I'm not here now for some next time. I am…"

"In any democracy, there is always a tug-of-war between policies to achieve equality and policies to promote excellenc…"

"I've told you and I've told the Canadian people, Mr. Mulroney, that I had no option."

"I'm not going to allow Mr. Mulroney to sell out our birthright, I'm not going to let Mr. Mulroney destroy a great 120…"

"I think the Canadian people have a right to know: Why, when your primary objective was to get unfettered and secure a…"

"I think the issues happen to be so important for the future of Canada. (spoken over Brian Mulroney's objections) I ha…"

"In opposition, there's not much one can do. One doesn't have the carrot and one doesn't have the stick. One can't pro…"

"We must never give up on this country! Never, never, never, never!"

"I never really had any aspirations to be an actor when I was young. I wanted to play the piano in a bar, to be the ol…"

"If I do decide one day to stop acting, I just hate the idea of people going: 'Oh, did you ever do anything else besid…"