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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

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...

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

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

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.

I was France.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

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

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

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

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....

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

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

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...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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

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

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...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

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

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

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...