Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free Franceand the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 November 1890
CityLille, France
CountryFrance
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.
Old age is a shipwreck.
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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.
China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.
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?
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.
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
The leader is always alone before bad fates.
Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.