Quotes from Paul Martin

If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.

The achievements we forge in this place and in our nation will not be those of one person or one party.

My view was that if you're going to make a mistake in your predictions, make sure you make them the right way. Don't put yourself into a situation where, in fact, you say you're going to do something, and then all of a sudden you can't.

The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle.

In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others.

The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences a country that respects all, regardless of their differences a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.

I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.

The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so.

If heterosexual people can get married then gay and lesbian people can get married too

The half-life of caffeine -- that is, the time taken for the concentration in your bloodstream to drop by 50 per cent -- is between three and seven hours, with an average of about four hours. Therefore, if you drink several cups of strong coffee during your harassed working day, your blood will still contain substantial amounts of caffeine when you go to bed several hours later.

But hold fast. Before you become too flushed at the prospect of starring nightly in your own private pornographic films, there are limitations.

If we do not step forward, then we will step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.

By the fifteenth century, Turkish law enabled a woman to divorce her husband if he failed to provide her with coffee.

Psychological research and social surveys consistently find that people around the world continue to derive most of their pleasure from having sex, eating, drinking, relaxing and socialising with family and friends. In private, many of them also seek chemical pleasure from illicit drugs, which is why drug trafficking is estimated to account for around 8 per cent of all international trade.

It's pretty simple. When people got out of Africa and Asia and reached other parts of the world, all hell broke loose.

Millions of lives were eventually transformed because of what happened during those three days. Countless