Dalton McGuinty Quotes

Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right time - not too early, not too late.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

It's hard to regret making the choice that you think is right.

My only fear is doing something contrary to human nature - the wrong thing, the wrong way, or at the wrong time.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.

We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.

You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions.

Truth, at the wrong time, can be dangerous.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

If not me, who? And if not now, when?

It's not the time to look for excuses.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

Can I, just one time, play the good guy?

Stand, you've been sitting much too long, there's a permanent crease in your right or wrong.

I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating.

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing.

If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.

I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.