Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
Vengeance is without foresight.
I like honest men of all colors.
Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Ambition is never content, even on the summit of greatness.
Force is the law of animals, men are ruled by conviction.
War is ninety percent information.
I have noticed in every campaign that I have fought-that there is a key segment of time, somewhere between 13 and 15 minutes in which the battle is won or lost. I focus on that segment of time, and I win.
Opportunities? I make opportunities.
I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate...and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.
The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes
The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast.