"A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities."

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Source : "Straight From The Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.

Jean Chretien

#Government Quotes #Leader Quotes #Unions Quotes

“The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed.”
“I studied piano for many years, and I still play. I'm a complete amateur, and I wouldn't consider myself very good at all, but I enjoy it.”
“Strategy is not a lengthy action plan. It is the evolution of a central idea through continually changing circumstances.”
“I've spent enough time with soldiers to know that once they get to know you and they loosen up and become themselves, they are some of the biggest hams and most charismatic, cocky, fun, humorous guys I've ever met.”
“My parents screened 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' for my 6th birthday, and I became fascinated by the idea of living in a candy land with chocolate rivers and lollipop trees.”
“For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.”
“The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.”
“Reality is when you pay the rent. Get caught in traffic or your car breaks down. Really it's an AM/FM sort of thing. You've got reality and then there's the miraculous and the transcendent. And once you start, time stops.”

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