The two of us had come a long way together from our humble beginnings and the basement apartment … - Jean Chretien

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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Jean Chretien

The two of us had come a long way together from our humble beginnings and the basement apartment that had been our first home as newlyweds in 1957, when I was still a law student at Laval University in Quebec City.

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