Jean Chretien
Jean Chretien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien PC OM CC QC, known commonly as Jean Chrétien, is a Canadian politician and statesman who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth11 January 1934
CityShawinigan, Canada
CountryCanada
chose clear distort ignore
chose to ignore or distort the clear evidence.
admit
I must admit that I didn't think we would succeed,
blame
I'm not to take the blame for something that's not true.
knew lawyer martin presume
I presume Mr. Martin knew what his lawyer was saying,
assured himself problem
He assured me there was no problem and he would have had to assure himself (of that) as well,
both canada class fabulous great proud strong took united
But I tell you I was very proud of them, because they took it with such great class. Both of them. They said, 'We are not judges, we've done our best.' And it was a fabulous performance, and I am told that in Canada they had a strong reaction, and even in the United States.
expert extremely fabulous sale watched
I am not an expert but I watched it with Eileen, and we were extremely disappointed because (Canada's Jamie) Sale and (David) Pelletier had done a fabulous performance, but I am not a judge,
grateful quality accepted
But I accepted that because God gave me other qualities and I’m grateful.
home class paris
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.
successful skills use
A successful politician must not only be able to read the mood of the public, he must have the skill to get the public on his side. The public is moved by mood more than logic, by instinct more than reason, and that is something that every politician must make use of or guard against
next-day challenges too-much
The problem was, I enjoyed Question Period too much and loved the challenge it provided. Far from being a dreaded burden, it had become an exciting part of my life; opposition members attacked me, I fought back, I won or lost or held them to draw, and the next day we did it all over again.
careers years ruins
Over the years, I have seen too many politicians ruin their careers because they could not accept defeat graciously.
losing-everything perfection risk
I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.
smart thinking digging-a-hole
I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may think that they are very smart about everything because they made millions of dollars by digging a hole in the ground and finding oil, but the talent and luck needed to become rich are not the same talent and luck needed to succeed on Parliament Hill.