Ottawa Quotes

Invite to Ottawa Quotes, your source for the best quotes about the country's capital! Here you'll discover a collection of inspiring, amusing, and thought-provoking quotes about Ottawa, from its individuals, its history, and its culture. Whether you're a regional looking for a bit of hometown pride, or a visitor looking to learn more about the city, you'll discover something to like here. So take a look around, and get motivated by the words of Ottawa's greatest minds!
Small: If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away
Stephen Harper
"If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away"
Stephen Harper, Politician
Small: I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia.
"I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia. What I want to see is a Conservative government in Ottawa"
Peter MacKay, Politician
Small: On the way from Chicago, I spent the summer of 1947 in Ottawa, helping to build the first of a series of econo
"On the way from Chicago, I spent the summer of 1947 in Ottawa, helping to build the first of a series of econometric models for the Canadian government"
Lawrence R. Klein, Economist
Small: When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committe
"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, Statesman
Small: I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school
"I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school"
Douglass North, Economist
Small: What Ottawa and Washington used to think about Turkey or Iran was not very important because we really didnt t
"What Ottawa and Washington used to think about Turkey or Iran was not very important because we really didn't think much about either, but now what we think about them is extremely important - to ourselves and to many other peoples"
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Publisher