I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may t…

- Jean Chretien

To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.

- Jean Chretien

I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.

- Jean Chretien

To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen.

- Jean Chretien

A successful politician must not only be able to read the mood of the public, he must have the skill to get the public on his side. The public is mov…

- Jean Chretien

I don't know what is marijuana. Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal. I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other h…

- Jean Chretien

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and w…

- Jean Chretien

When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the…

- Jean Chretien

Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life - whatever their background or beliefs,…

- Jean Chretien