Pierre Trudeau Quotes
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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My younger brother's death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In 'Fallen Angels' I wanted to dispel the notion of war as either romantic or simplistically heroic.
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We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.
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It's really corny to say, but if you are happily married and have good kids, that is about 98 per cent of what you should be seeking to achieve.
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Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people do really bad things or do something the audience disagrees with.
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One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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Every picture has been a learning opportunity for me.
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Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.
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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
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When I look at pictures when I was younger, I do the quintessential cringe.
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O coração, se pudesse pensar, pararia.
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If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.
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To him, a stilted geometric love of arrangement was 'system,' an indefatigable and feverish interest in the pettiest facets of day-to-day bureaucracy was 'industry,' indecision when right was 'caution,' and blind stubbornness when wrong, 'determination.'
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That ear - I mean, Jesus, he's got to will that to the Smithsonian.
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I eagerly await new concepts and processes. I believe that the electronic image will be the next major advance. Such systems will have their own inherent and inescapable structural characteristics, and the artist and functional practitioner will again strive to comprehend and control them.
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Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must at that moment become the center of the universe.
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Pity the poor infant. Born perfect into the world from imperfect parents.
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I hate small talk! I can't do it.
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Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says--'I cannot stand anymore.' God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.
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I love as you come into Paris, you've got the Arch de Triomphe and all that crazy traffic. Then I love the drive from Paris down to Antibes and you veer off east in through the Alps and you come into the south of France on the mountain road as opposed to the freeway.
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It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in.
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The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
