Top 11 Ottawa Quotes - Quoted Daily

In Washington they have their hawks and doves and in Ottawa we have our parrots.

In Washington they have their hawks and doves and in Ottawa we have our parrots.

Ottawa, Hawks, Dove

Tommy Douglas' remarks on Canadians policy on the Vietnam War during a debate at the House of Commons, February 13, 1967.

Less than fifteen cents to the province and more than twenty-five cents to Ottawa, this is far from being excessive!

Maurice Duplessis

Twenties, Fifteen, Ottawa

Bill 43, Québec Legislative Assembly, January 14, 1954.

Ottawa - a sub-arctic lumber-village converted by royal mandate into a political cockpit.

Goldwin Smith

Political, Ottawa, Royal

When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent through Ottawa were major, because that's what the bureaucracy understands.

Brian Mulroney

Priorities, Cabinets, Ottawa

The spineless pussy willows in Ottawa are actually helping to condition the Canadian public to accept the surrender of our country, which American forces were unable to accomplish in 1776 and 1812.

Paul Hellyer

Country, Pussy, Ottawa

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.

Stephen Harper

Ottawa, Ifs

"National Post" Newspaper, December 8, 2000.

There's more coming tomorrow than there was today. Quite a few people coming from Ottawa to watch. There were still a lot of people out there today. Some coming from farther tomorrow.

Alaine Chartrand

People, Watches, Ottawa

Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role.

Kim Campbell

Real, Roles, Ottawa

My family was a good family, I had a great Canadian education and I came up in a great, little town like Ottawa.

Paul Anka

Towns, Ottawa, Littles

"Paul Anka, the original Canadian idol". Interview with Ben Rayner, www.thestar.com. April 16, 2013.

I was a very good tennis player in Ottawa, Canada - nationally ranked when I was, like, 13. Then I moved to Los Angeles when I was 15, and everyone in L.A. just killed me. I was pretty great in Canada. Not so much in Los Angeles.

Matthew Perry

Player, Tennis, Ottawa

"Man to Man: Matthew Perry". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.menshealth.com. September 11, 2012.