Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
CHARLES DE GAULLEAuthority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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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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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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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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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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