Charles de Gaulle Quotes about Leadership

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Leadership, Death, Witty

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

Change, Leadership, Gnarly

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.

Charles de Gaulle

Leadership, Inspiration, Elements

Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.

Charles de Gaulle

Leadership, Great Leader, Stage

"The Edge of the Sword".

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

Charles de Gaulle

Leadership, Fall, Character

Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.

Charles de Gaulle

Leadership, Men, Endeavor

Charles de Gaulle (1960). “The Edge of the Sword”, New York : Criterion Books

Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.

Charles de Gaulle

Leadership, Men, Importance