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

Charles de Gaulle

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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Destiny Feeing Instrument Myself
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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Different Food Government Kind Nation Rule
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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Breathe Element Excitement Leadership Public Surprise True
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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Beyond Commitment Imagination Stupidity Yourself
I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Death Myself Thankful
It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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Compare Rapid Scope Transformation World
A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Alone Country Friendship Greatness Name Worth
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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Country Habit Marriage Old Time
These people really aim very badly.
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Bad Goal People
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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Adversity Bitter Himself Joy Responsibility Seek
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Dreams Glory Herself
You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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Best Kill Live Yourself
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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Attraction Character Difficult Himself Man Potential Realization
The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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Build Ego Hard Perfection Pride
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Myself Resistance Respect Tolerance
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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Climate Diplomat Rain
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics
I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Belong Deep Man Myself
Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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Country Different Funny Oneself Togetherness Unity
It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Bad Better Choice Planning
Old age is a shipwreck.
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Age Myself Old Perspective
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Death Mindset Myself Patriot
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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History Man Myself Satisfaction Solitude Temptation Yourself
Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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Content Effect Leadership Man Management Ordinary
Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Authority Distance Work
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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Achievement Determination Greatness Myself

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