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 Elliott Trudeau
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 Elliott Trudeau
If I found in my own ranks that a certain number of guys wanted to cut my throat, I'd make sure that I cut their throats first.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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 Elliott Trudeau
Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
My life is one long curve, full of turning points.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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 Elliott Trudeau
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Type:
Leader
Date of Birth:
1919-10-18
Year of Death:
Nationality:
Canadian |