Michael Ignatieff Quotes

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Michael Ignatieff

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 12, 1947

In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with.

Michael Ignatieff

There are no techniques in politics.

Michael Ignatieff

I'm a Canadian. I've always been a Canadian.

Michael Ignatieff

Politics is a tough game. But would I change places with a trauma nurse in an emergency ward on a busy Saturday night? No way. There are lots of jobs in the world that are tougher than politics. And politicians and people who've done it need to remember that.

Michael Ignatieff

I had a lot of hubris going into politics, but I didn't think I was Pierre Trudeau.

Michael Ignatieff

If the only people who can succeed in politics are people who go in at 25, that'd be too bad. That'd be a shame.

Michael Ignatieff