Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Stephen Lewis in all his glory

In a departure from the usual anonymous style, I'm including a few one-liners from the Stephen Lewis Sunlife Financial lecture at Carleton University on Nov. 22. Enjoy.

On being sponsored by Sunlife:
"To be sponsored by a corporation is more than my frail psyche can handle."

On his appointment by Brian Mulroney as Canadian ambassador to the UN:

"I'm the only person who will ever say they're indebted to Brian Mulroney."

On the Conservative Party:

"As Florence MacDonald can tell you, when you work with the Tories you're not only cleansed, you're neutered."

On his speech:

"I learned a long time ago that an absence of knowledge should not impede opinion."

On gender equality:
"Men as a species is largely beyond redemption."