"I have no other ambition than to serve France."

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

"Faced with a choice between the United States and the Soviet Union, France chooses France."

"The great leaders of history, the makers of nations, the founders of empires, have always been men of character, not men of theories."

"The true leader is one who is never afraid to stand alone."