Quotes about "Politics & Government"

My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted. ”

I had no idea that our love of fame was going to display itself in a high political office on a world stage. ”

If somebody did a new show that, within a family, had conflicting political views, that would be great. ”

Some people have come to admire Stephen Harper's style because he's standing at the top of the pyramid - that's not leadership to me. ”

Leadership is inspiring extraordinary people to step up and serve their country. ”

You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them. ”

Nobody knows better than I do what the pressures of party leadership can do to a young family. It tore mine apart. ”

People in the street will either call me 'Prime Minister' or 'Justin.' We'll see how that goes. But when I'm working, when I'm with my staff in public, I'm 'Prime Minister.' I say that if we're drinking beer out of a bottle, and you can see my tattoos, you should be comfortable calling me 'Justin.' ”

What I was raised with in terms of a call to service was just a sense that I was lucky. ”

It's important that people understand who I am and where I come from and not just have it shaped by purely political discourse. ”