William Andrew Cicil Bennett

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The Honourable William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC (September 6, 1900 – February 23, 1979) was the Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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"Just say that I smiled and I smiled and I smiled!" -- signature riposte when asked to respond to criticism from opposition party or media

"The finest sound in the land is the ringing of cash registers."

"The Socialist Hordes are at the gates of British Columbia!"

"I couldn't give it away, so we decided to build it and run it." - On the British Columbia Railway.

"We are a young country; we must build on the solid rock of sound economic policies and balanced budgets. But, we must be prepared, as a nation, to step from the solid rock onto new ground. The path of ease, the path of tradition alone, is not the path of a greater Canada." - Addressing the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in 1962.

"I'm plugged into God" - On the reason for his political successes

"It's the smell of money." - To residents complaining of the smell of a local pulp mill

"They couldn't run a peanut stand." - On the New Democratic Party

"You may not be my friend, but I'll be your friend, even if I'm the last friend you ever have." - On his frequent application of "my friend" to everyone, including political opponents.

"The answer is 'No'." - How Wacky Bennett would emphasize his stubborn opposition