Jean Chretien Quotes
A man can't ask for much more than the chance to make a difference in his chosen field of work. Politics is my vocation. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this great country of ours. I know I am a better person for it.
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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I've bought some Lanvin snake-print wedges, so maybe you'll see me pushing the pram in those and my hotpants!
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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I really don't believe in magic.
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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.
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Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be, and similarly everything that depends on art or any rational cause, and especially if it depends on the best of all causes. To entrust to chance what is greatest and most noble would be a very defective arrangement.
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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
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No matter what it is in life that you want kid, just want it worse than anybody else and work harder than anybody else to get there.
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In the press this week, NBC has been calling me every name in the book. In fact, they think I'm such an idiot they now want me to run the network.
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A man can't ask for much more than the chance to make a difference in his chosen field of work. Politics is my vocation. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this great country of ours. I know I am a better person for it.
