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
It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed.
Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment in every battle at which the least manoeuvre is decisive and gives superiority, as one drop of water causes overflow.
If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days.
Democracy, if it is reasonable, limits itself to giving everyone an equal opportunity to compete and to obtain.
Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world.
I generally had to give in.
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.
A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.
Give me a man with a good allowance of nose, . . . when I want any good head-work done I choose a man--provided his education has been suitable--with a long nose.
The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.
The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.
Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation
Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope