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
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
Old age is a shipwreck.
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
I cannot prevent the French from being French
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 humanity shall not emerge.
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.