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Quote by Pierre Trudeau

“I've been called worse things by better people.”

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Pierre Trudeau, born on October 18, 1919, and died on September 28, 2000, was a former Prime Minister of Canada. He was a significant figure in Canadian politics, serving twice as Prime Minister and promoting social, economic, and political reforms in Canada. more

“What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.”

Children Five Thousand Hundred Train Miles Brutes Bicycle Bourgeois Expeditions Thousand Miles Pedals Paddling Canoeing

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“The Canadian community must invest, for the defence and better appreciation of the French language, as much time, energy, and money as are required to prevent the country from breaking up”

Country Energy Language Community Appreciation Defence French Language

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from the tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end.”

Ends Purpose Existence Achieve Missing Perspective Activity Mountain Ordinary Planes Concrete Summit Seriousness Tangible Hazards Incumbents Tipping

Book:Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest disaster

Source: Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest disaster

“Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense hunger. To resist takes tremendous conscious effort, you don’t dare let your guard down for an instant. The void puts you on edge, makes your movements tentative and clumsy. But as the climb continues, you grow accustomed to the exposure, you get used to rubbing shoulders with doom, you come to believe in the reliability of your hands and feet and head. You learn to trust your self-control.”

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