Andrew Scheer Quotes

So many people of my generation who served in the government were prisoners of the Cold War culture, still are.

One must remember that in the '70s, Democrats still grasping for Camelot were desperately pinning their hopes on Teddy while Republicans were doing everything they could politically to turn him into a punch line post-Chappaquiddick. And the idea of Ted Kennedy - rather than the actual man - dominated his political legacy through the early '90s.

Conservatives have a different view of a lot of issues versus our friends on the other side. The election determines how that shakes out.

In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.

My children were born into this. They will always be the grandchildren of the President and First Lady of the United States.

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.

The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both my parents were both badly damaged by the war. My father, physically, and both mentally and emotionally. So, I know exactly what it's like to be brought up in an atmosphere of a continual harping on the war.

Well you can be the son of a Marxist and not necessarily be a Marxist in all your views.

My mother was a politician in my formative years.

Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the good and the not so good. Thankfully, I have a wonderful wife who's a brilliant mother.

Our parents have, by far, the greatest influence on shaping who we are and how we deal with the world.

My father had no influence on my political beliefs, and to imply otherwise is wrong and irresponsible.

It became obvious to me that the generation who changed the world were my parents' generation, and not only in terms of the Second World War, but if you look at all the social legislation of the '60s - abortion, homosexual law reform, equal pay - it wasn't done by my generation; it was done by people who were adults.

I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle.

Even during my father's 1984 gubernatorial campaign, it was, 'Do you want to grow up and be governor one day?' 'No. I am four.'

The Bushes were certainly part of Texas in their mind, but they didn't have the kind of political flavor that you normally find in Texas politicians. It's just Texas is such a unique place to itself that politically, at least so far, they haven't found anybody to play nationally.

The difference between a politician and a statesman is: a politician thinks of the next election and a statesman thinks of the next generation.

When they're talking to Lucien Bouchard, they're talking to Brian Mulroney.

A politician thinks of the next election; the statesman thinks of the next generation

I think my parents undoubtedly influenced me on some level.

I think a lot of us are a lot more cautious with marriage because of what we saw happening with our parents. I see a lot more healthy marriages in my generation than they probably saw in theirs.

There is not often much policy discussion with the Bushes. There isn't much introspection. Several generations of Bush men could pass by in which the great questions of humankind will go undiscussed.

The reason Jeb Bush is not doing well is because of his name. He is part of a long establishment Republican family, and this is not going well with the Republican Party.

Everything a parent chooses to do in their life will forever haunt their kids.

There's such an aura around the Trudeau name and I understand that. But it's also so weird for me because I'm still a normal bride and, you know, it's a cliché to say, but Justin is just my Justin.