Quotes By Charles De Gaulle
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
Charles de Gaulle
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.
Charles de Gaulle
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
Charles de Gaulle
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.
Charles de Gaulle
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.
Charles de Gaulle
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
Charles de Gaulle
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
Charles de Gaulle
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
Charles de Gaulle
Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
Charles de Gaulle
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
Charles de Gaulle
You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
Charles de Gaulle