Jacques Parizeau Quotes

Canada, Economist
August 9, 1930 – June, 1, 2015.

Jacques Parizeau GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk parizo]; August 9, 1930 – June 1, 2015) was a Canadian economist and politician who was a noted Quebec sovereigntist and the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996.

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

Jacques Parizeau
- People
- Interesting
There is no ageism or 'youthism' when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens.

Jacques Parizeau
- Freedom

For the most part, the only contact that most Quebecers have with the world of Islam is through these images of violence, repeated over and over: wars, riots, bombs, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Boston marathon... The reaction is obvious: We'll have none of that here!

Jacques Parizeau
- World
- Violence
I was born to be a teacher, and I'll die a teacher.

Jacques Parizeau
- Die
- Teacher
If Quebecers want to keep the Canadian dollar, they'll keep it - and nobody can stop that, end of debate.

Jacques Parizeau
- Stop
It is true, it is true that we were beaten, but in the end, by what? By money and ethnic votes, essentially.

Jacques Parizeau
- Money
- True
Can you imagine feds saying we don't like your answers.

Jacques Parizeau
Don't be afraid of your dreams.

Jacques Parizeau

When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.

Jacques Parizeau
- People
Well, in a case like this, what do we do? We spit in our hands and we start over!

Jacques Parizeau