Pierre Trudeau Quotes

We wish nothing more, but we will accept nothing less. Masters in our own house we must be, but our house is the whole of Canada.
Pierre Trudeau

Nothing, Wish, Whole

My life is one long curve, full of turning points.
Pierre Trudeau

Life, Long, Full

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 affected by every twitch and grunt.
Pierre Trudeau

Friendly, Living, Matter

The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.
Pierre Trudeau

Business, Nation, State

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.
Pierre Trudeau

Government, Through, Others

Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them.
Pierre Trudeau

Home, Strong, Country

Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.
Pierre Trudeau

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
Pierre Trudeau

Politics, Essential, Timing

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Statesman

Born: October 18, 1919

Died: September 28, 2000

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