I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
CHARLES DE GAULLEGenius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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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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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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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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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
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History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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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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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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