I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Authority Quotes

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

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

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

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

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.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

I wish my microwave had a 'stealth mode' so the people I'm living with don't...

I wish my microwave had a 'stealth mode' so the people I'm living with don't...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...