Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free Franceand the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 November 1890
CityLille, France
CountryFrance
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which has no nationality and which is eternally and universally accepted as the unalterable fiduciary value par excellence.
I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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 being French.
Character is the virtue of hard times.
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.
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 own.
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
You'll live. Only the best get killed.