I might have had trouble saving France in 1946-I didn't have television then.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Television Quotes

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...