"I didn't feel the need to have a lot of yes-men standing around me. As Mitchell Sharp once put it, the bigger the staff, the smaller the minister."

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Source : Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.38, Vintage Canada

Jean Chretien

#Men Quotes #Needs Quotes #Staff Quotes

“What is human behavior, except trying to prove that we're not animals?”
“Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.”
“One night I had a dream and woke up and wrote down the dream. That was my first short story. The dream was a kind of fantasy of me getting revenge on my father.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.”
“We are going to make sure that America is open to legal immigration because that is wealth and the talent and the entrepreneurial skills for the 21st Century.”
“Ya know it's funny, what's happening to us. Our lives have become digital. Our friends, now virtual. And, anything you could ever wanna know is just a click away. Experiencing the world through second hand information isn't enough. If we want authenticity we have to initiate it. We will never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it. It's this self-discovery that inevitably takes us to the wildest places on earth.”

Source : "Snowboarder Travis Rice". Interview with Fitz Cahall, www.nationalgeographic.com. November 9, 2011.
“I think that as people and as humans, our social pattern is to always run away from problems... as humans in general.”

Source : Source: puregrainaudio.com
“I would say my sense of adventure outweighs my grace.”

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