"He who attempts to draw any conclusion whatever as to the nation's wealth or poverty from the mere fact of a favorable or unfavorable Balance of Trade, has not grasped the first fundamental principle of Political Economy."

“Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)”

“The coming week in The Hague may prove to be one of the most important in the three-and-a-half-billion year history of life on earth.”

“In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.”

Source : Margaret Laurence (2014). “A Bird in the House: Stories”, p.90, University of Chicago Press

“The thing about fate is, are you the master of your fate, or are the stars?”

“What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.”

“The work is more important than the reward.”

“I was going to the heart of this matter, which is, the issue of whether Europeans should contribute more to NATO, I think, is a matter of consensus. I think Secretary Hillary Clinton believes that, and a series of U.S. presidents and secretaries of defense and state have urged our European partners.”

“Don’t do drugs, don’t have sex, and don’t touch your eyebrows.”