Jack Layton Professions : Member of the Canadian House of Commons Born : July 18, 1950 Died : August 22, 2011 Browse All Authors Top 36 quotes by Jack Layton My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. Jack Layton hope inspirational love Cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey. Jack Layton family journey friendship Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Let's continue to move forward. Jack Layton proud moving-forward justice I don't know why we'd need so many more prisons when the crooks seem so happy in the Senate. Jack Layton crooks prison needs Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. Jack Layton canada country world I've always favoured proposition over opposition. But we will oppose the government when it's off track. We'll support positive suggestions that we'll bring forward and support the government when it's making progress. Jack Layton support track government Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference. Jack Layton democracy differences ideas Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime. Jack Layton lifetime dream And finally, to all Canadians: Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one – a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world's environment. We can restore our good name in the world. Jack Layton senior country children We want to challenge the established ideas with new ideas. Jack Layton challenges want ideas So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. Jack Layton hopeful optimistic world Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Jack Layton done When you're sick, you present your medicare card, not your credit card. Jack Layton sick health cards There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you. Jack Layton climate challenges believe Well, I say it's time to take Stephen Harper to the woodshed! Jack Layton harper wells I believe how I live my life every day is my act of worship. Jack Layton living-my-life worship believe Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer. Jack Layton optimistic journey summer To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Jack Layton cancer journey gone Are we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate. Jack Layton debate tone might I believe that when Paul Martin cancelled affordable housing across this country it produced a dramatic rise in homelessness and deaths due to homelessness. I've always said I hold him responsible for that. Jack Layton affordable-housing believe country Similar Authors Bob Rae member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons Gary Goodyear member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons Gilles Duceppe member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons Garry Breitkreuz member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons Ed Holder member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons Michael Ignatieff member-of-the-canadian-house-of-commons All Authors
