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… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
It is not the government's purpose to make a profit the way a company does, because a company doesn't have to give a damn… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
Trudeau valued performance above image. He Knew he could give me a shovel if there was a mess to clean up, and he kept… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
I was proud to have been the anti-establishment candidate after more than twenty years in politics, a small town guy fighting for the ordinary… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it. — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
God gave me a physical defect, I've accepted that since I was a kid. When I was a kid people were laughing at me.… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
But I accepted that because God gave me other qualities and I’m grateful. — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
There is nothing more nervous than a million dollars - it moves very fast, and it doesn't speak any language. — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
Some information has to remain in the privy of the office of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the proper administration of government. — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a genius in politics, or at least I have never met one. There are only human beings, some better… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
The two of us had come a long way together from our humble beginnings and the basement apartment that had been our first home… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
I was stricken by news and television pictures coming from the United States this morning. It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people. There can be no cause or grievance that could ever justify such unspeakable violence. Indeed, such an attack is an assault… — Jean Chretien Copy Share
