“I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.” — Jim Flaherty Quote

“I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.”

“I still have my teeth. I don't want to lose them at age 61 in some hockey game.”

“Everyone wants instant gratification: you have to have everything your parents had right away.”

“I remember being in the Ontario Legislature and the Liberals yelling over at me about the fact that the dollar was rising, and that was bad for business, and didn't I realize that. And I thought, 'What are you talking about?' The value of the currency in part, large part, reflects the world's view of the state of our economy.”

“It's more frugal to wear ties that are given to you.”

“There are some terrorist organizations, there are some organized crime organizations, that launder money through charities and make donations to charities. That's not the purpose of charitable donations in Canada, so we're becoming increasingly strict on the subject.”

“We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the road.”

“Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in debt. That's their national policy, Democrats and Republicans it doesn't matter. And this is where I differ.”

“When I think of the future, I think of my 15 year old son Connor and my 12 year old daughter Meghan. I worry about their future because your kids are as important to you as mine are to me. And I am unwilling to leave our children with so much debt.”

“My cup runneth over when it comes to what the game has given to me, so I am forever in debt in trying to repay the game.”

“No one should be incarcerated for debt or squeezed for money they have no chance of getting their hands on.”

“I can tell you this, if it wasn't for my book royalties, I'd be in debt.”