Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC CC CH QC FRSC, usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was a Canadian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968, to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980, to June 30, 1984...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 October 1919
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
sleep mirrors elephants
Americans should never underestimate the constant pressure on Canada which the mere presence of the United States has produced. We're different people from you and we're different people because of you. Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is effected by every twitch and grunt. It should not therefore be expected that this kind of nation, this Canada, should project itself as a mirror image of the United States.
good-luck opportunity preparation
Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.
democracy roles demand
Democracy demands that elected members be able to realize fully the role for which they have been chosen.
queens thinking government
Canadians should realise when they are well off under the Monarchy. For the vast majority of Canadians, being a Monarchy is probably the only form of government acceptable to them. I have always been for parliamentary democracy and I think the institution of Monarchy with the Queen heading it all has served Canada well.
aquariums politics ingredients
The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
teaching discovery quality
What is wonderful about a university like LSE is that you not only receive teaching of very high quality, you also learn where to find the knowledge you are seeking. And you make unexpected discoveries;it was a Marxist professor who introduced me to the work of Cardinal Newman, a great master of English prose as well as theology.
curves long life-is
My life is one long curve, full of turning points.
peers canada privilege
We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege.
paddling renewal canoeing
Paddling a canoe is a source of enrichment and inner renewal.
best-things
The best thing you can possibly do for a friend is to be his friend.
wonderful deep-down despised
It is wonderful to be despised, if, deep down, we know we are right.
shopping canada centre
Canada is seen to some as a confederation of shopping centres.
optimism realist
For my part...I am a realist but, somehow, optimism always keeps breaking out.
france libre
Vive la France libre.