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I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.


Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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PIERRE CORNEILLE A good memory is needed once we have lied. [Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
PIERRE CORNEILLE We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our frien...
PIERRE CORNEILLE He who forgives readily only invites offense. [Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]
PIERRE CORNEILLE Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
PIERRE CORNEILLE The jean! The jean is the destructor! It is a dictator! It is destroying creativity. The jean must b...
PIERRE CARDIN Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. [Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
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