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"First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously."
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"The real character of leaders does not show in fair weathers. When the sun of life begins to go hot, you will see for yourself some leaders are already melting off!"
"If I am to choose between "sleeping" and "being part of a leadership that pursues irrelevant agenda", I will choose "sleeping". Chasing of irrelevant agenda by a leadership sect is what made Nelson Mandela to call it "Long Walk to Freedom!"
"Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration."
"It's easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it's gone bad!"
"Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble, you'll learn to become better."
"To become a better you, keep asking curious questions about yourself. If you lose, ask "why?"; if you win, ask "why not?"
"To be able to impact the society and to be an agent of change, you have to make yourself available to serve."
"Great leaders are great servants because the only way of setting an example is by demonstrating an example. Service to mankind is the key to true leadership!"
"If you are really angry, then you must be willing to pay the price of being alone or be remanded for someone else to have their freedom, illumination and justice."
"One person with a divine purpose, passion and power is better than 99 people who are merely interested. Passion is stronger than interest."
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"The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's right here."
"It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but as prime minister I shouldn't have used it."
"Trudeau's contribution was not to build Canada but to destroy it, and I had to come in and save it."
"I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities."
"I can see now a vision emerging how Canada is going to profit in the future from our Arctic resources without destroying the environment on which it is all based."
"There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government."
"When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent through Ottawa were major, because that's what the bureaucracy understands."
"And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it important for us to pull up our socks and become leaders in this field. Now, here is a field we should be a leader in!"
"So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington."
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