There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians.
Georges PompidouA statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service.
Georges PompidouThe rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.
Georges PompidouThere are three ways to spoil a public man: women, gambling, and listening to experts. The first is the pleasantest, the second is the fastest, but the third is the most certain.
Georges Pompidou