France cannot be France without greatness.

Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.

I am not bad, thank you. But don't worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.

How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

The cemetery is filled with indispensable men.