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Jean Charest is a prominent Canadian politician born on June 24, 1958. He served as the Premier of Quebec (1998-2003, 2007-2014), during which he implemented a series of political and economic reforms. He is also a significant member of the Liberal Party of Canada, having served as a federal minister.

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Famous Jean Charest Quotes

“You can't let the debate of the day mask the fact that Canadians care deeply in their country. Including Quebecers - from all origins and language. Quebecers care deeply about their country. The idea of Canada and its unity is not something that is set in stone forever, or that is solved. We need to always work towards building this country.”

Needs Ideas Country Facts Care Language Forever Building Stones Unity Including Debate Canada Mask

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“God created a path to his kingdom that is simple and straight. The obstacles that stand between you and God were created by man.”

Men Simple Path Obstacles Kingdoms

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“You have your goals. They may be small goals or they may be large goals. As you strive to achieve your goals, sometimes your conditions change and your goals will change as well.”

Wells May Sometimes Goal Achieve Conditions Determination Strive Achieving Your Goals Small Goals

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“Your small goals are clear and you understand the actions and know the path you need to take to reach these goals. In your mind, they're achievable and you know it's just a matter of time.”

Knows Needs Mind Matter Action Goal Path Clear Determination Matter Of Time Small Goals

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“Your larger goals are less clear. You understand the outcome that you would like to achieve. Yet, the path to travel is not as clear and you have doubts as to your ability to accomplish these goals.”

Goal Ability Path Clear Doubt Achieve Determination Accomplish Outcomes

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“The only difference between the easy goals and the tough goals is your determination.”

Easy Goal Differences Tough Determination

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“Determination will make you find the path to your goals. It will cause you to educate yourself on what it will take to reach your goals. It will move you to take the path less traveled and it will push to do the work that's required to reach your goal.”

Moving Causes Goal Path Determination Educate Traveled Reaching Your Goals

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“Determination doesn't make it easier, it makes it possible.”

Easier Determination

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“The power of determination will make you unstoppable.”

Determination Unstoppable

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“Surround yourself with positive messages, inspire yourself on a daily basis, and come to grips with your own power of determination. Then you will become unstoppable in achieving positive life changes for yourself and your family.”

Achieve Inspire Messages Determination Bases Our Family Life Changing Surround Positive Life Surround Yourself Unstoppable Positive Messages

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“As the family goes, so goes society.”

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“Like the great white pines whose roots grow shallow under the forest floor, they are the first to fall in a storm; so is society whose family values are built on a shallow foundation, are the first to crumble at the first sign of trouble.”

Firsts Values Fall Grows White Family Trouble Built Roots Foundation Storm Forests Shallow Family Values

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“Dreams create desire. Desire creates determination. Determination creates distance between you and failure.”

Dream Desire Inspirational Life Determination Distance

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“What belongs to someone, belongs to someone.”

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“From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada.”

Moments Process Separation Canada That Moment Irreversible Quebec

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“You can't go east and west at the same time.”

West East Easter East And West

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“Recognizing Quebec as being different, recognizing our history, recognizing our identity, has never meant a weakening of Quebec and has never been a threat to national unity.”

Different Identity Threat Unity Recognizing Being Different Weakening Quebec National Unity

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“Our real interest starts with our neighbors... the future is about regional economies.”

Real Interest Economy Neighbor

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“Canada's north is going to change a lot in the new few years. We have every resource imaginable up north.”

Years Resources Canada Up North

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“If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could find yourself with a referendum by default because you didn't exercise your vote.”

Ifs Want Home Certain Cases Exercise Vote Finding Yourself Default Stay At Home Referendums

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“We would much prefer to see ownership in the hands of the Maple Group, if only because we would much rather see Canadian ownership of our stock exchange. What we are first of all interested in is making sure that Montreal is able to preserve that niche or expertise.”

Ifs Firsts Hands Able Groups Preserves Ownership Expertise Niche Montreal Maple Stock Exchange

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Born: June 24, 1958
Known for: Political leader
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