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
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
Character is the virtue of hard times.
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.
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.
Brave shoemakers, all gentlemen of the gentle craft.
The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.
France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war! (Proclamation, 18 June 1940)
China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there Former French President Charles De Gaulle
Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.
Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.