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But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective.

I really like the idea of being utilitarian. My dream is to edit down my wardrobe and be very Japanese, where you have one rolling rack and it's like your four T-shirts, your five dresses, your two pairs of jeans.

A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison of the two, one with the other; but nothing is recognized by Christians as virtuous or useful which is not helpful to the future life.

You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks.

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

Our utilitarian structures will mature into architecture only when, through their fulfillment of function, they become carriers of the will of the age.

The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way.

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

Circumstances dictate your set of values, your set of morals.

It has been an incredible honour and privilege to serve Ontarians as their premier.