War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

The cemetery is filled with indispensable men.

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality

Old age is a shipwreck.

We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.