Best Charles de Gaulle Quotations
- Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his… Action
- A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless. Always Keeps
- Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. All
- The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. Aim
- Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. Achieved
- For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her. Always Dreamed
- China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese. Big
- The graveyards are full of indispensable men. Army
- Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. Authority
- Old age is a shipwreck. Age
- I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. Cannot Tolerate
- In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. Betray
- No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent. Atom
- When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time. Anger
- France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war. Battle
- Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. Diplomacy
- Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese. Blue
- You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless. Adaptive
- It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better… Better
- I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously. Decision
- I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from… Cannot Prevent
- There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt. Breeds
- You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul. Coat
- France cannot be France without greatness. France
- I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge. Always Respect
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