"There's no such thing as a genius in politics, or at least I have never met one. There are only human beings, some better than others, who rise or fall on the challenges they meet."

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Source : Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.211, Vintage Canada

Jean Chretien

#Fall Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Genius Quotes

“I donâ€™t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.”
“Let me complain-it's good for television.”
“I think that was a moment of cool panic there.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Great hearts alone understand how much glory there is in being good.”

Source : Jules Michelet (1847). “History of France: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time”, p.169
“There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere administrative considerations. The military man, having to do the fighting, considers that the chief necessity; the administrator equally naturally tends to think the smooth running of the machine the most admirable quality.”

Source : Alfred Thayer Mahan (1918). “Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections from the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan”
“Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific region.”
“Sometimes our motivations can be quite hazy, contradictory and multi-faceted, in real life.”

Source : "Adam Rayner Talks Tyrant, Joining the Show, Playing an Arab Character, Shocking Moments, Shooting the Pilot in Morocco, and His Character’s Motives". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 24, 2014.
“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives... and to the "good life", whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.”

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