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My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition.

You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be there.

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

You know, capital isn't patriotic. Capital goes to where it needs to go to get a return.

As President Bush has said on numerous occasions, it is the government's role to create the conditions, the friendly environment, that will attract capital.

The only way to make government more efficient is to make it smaller and to make it more local.

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.

For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training.