List of Jean Chretien Quotes

Three Months Later, On September 5, 2001, At A Pro-am Event Preceding The Canadian Open At The Royal Montreal Golf Club, I Was Invited To Play A Round With Tiger Woods. Nothing In The Game Of Politics Had Ever Been As Nerve-racking As That Game Of Golf.

But I Accepted That Because God Gave Me Other Qualities And I’m Grateful.

Some Information Has To Remain In The Privy Of The Office Of The Prime Minister And The Ministers For The Proper Administration Of Government.

The Two Of Us Had Come A Long Way Together From Our Humble Beginnings And The Basement Apartment That Had Been Our First Home As Newlyweds In 1957, When I Was Still A Law Student At Laval University In Quebec City.

Deficit Reduction Is Not An End In Itself. It Is The Means To An End. Canadians Must Now Decide What Kind Of Country They Want To Build With The Hard-won Dividend.

Ten Years Ago, In The Aftermath Of The Referendum In Quebec, The Very Existence Of Canada Was On The Line... I Had A Responsibility To Ensure That Canada Never Again Came Close To The Precipice.

For All Its Prestige, Its Fabulous Views, Its Indoor Pool, And Its Lovely Garden, 24 Sussex Is More Like An Old Hotel Than A Modern Home.

Vision Is Not Political Rhetoric.

Aline And I Have Travelled A Very Long, Very Hard Road Together, From Our Working Class Homes In Rural Quebec To The Palaces Of London, Paris, Moscow, And Beijing. Politics Was The Route, Public Service The Reward.

It's One Thing For A Courier Service Transport Letters And Documents From One City To Another At A Cost That Only Big Business Can Afford; But It's Another Thing To Take A Letter From An Indian Boy Studying At The University Of Ottawa To His Mother In Old Crow.

It Is Impossible To Fully Comprehend The Evil That Would Have Conjured Up Such A Cowardly And Depraved Assault Upon Thousands Of Innocent People.

Our Old - Fashioned System Is Better Than Any New - Fangled Voting Machine. Not Only Is It Guaranteed To Work, But There Is Something I Find Appealing In Putting A Mark On A Piece Of Paper For The Candidate Of Your Choice, As Opposed To Pulling A Lever As If You Were Gambling On A Slot Machine In Las Vegas.