I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Metro.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

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...

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer...

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer...

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

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.

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

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

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

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.

No nation has friends only interests.

No nation has friends only interests.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people...

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people...

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

You're never too old to watch Disney movies and believe in your dreams.

You're never too old to watch Disney movies and believe in your dreams.