Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.

In this context, given our common values and the political, economic and security interests that we share with the United States, there is now no more important foreign policy interest for Canada than maintaining the ability to exercise effective influence in Washington so as to advance unique Canadian policy objectives.

If I had a time machine, I'd visit Marilyn Monroe in her prime or drop in on Galileo as he turned his telescope to the heavens.

I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.