Georges Pompidou Famous Quotes



A 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 Pompidou Quotations






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"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent it is the one that is most adaptable to change."
Charles Robert Darwin

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.
AnneSophie Swetchine

Any necessary work that pays an honest wage carries its own honor and dignity.
W Kelly Griffith

"The wise determine from the gravity of the case the irritable, from sensibility to oppression the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands."
Edmund Burke

"There are two things to aim at in life first, to get what you want and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second."
Logan Pearsall Smith

"Science is a mechanism, a way of trying to improve your knowledge of nature. It's a system for testing your thoughts against the universe, and seeing whether they match."
Isaac Asimov

"If you're masochistic enough to program in ADA, we're not going to stop you."
Matt Welsh

"There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody."
Adlai Ewing Stevenson

Some people talk because they think sound is more manageable than silence.
Margaret Halsey

I see something that has to be done and I organize it.
Elinor Guggenheimer