Georges Pompidou quotes

Georges Pompidou was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister and later as President of France. His tenure was marked by a focus on modernizing the French economy and supporting cultural development. He is remembered for his pragmatic leadership and significant influence on postwar France. Here are 8 of his 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)

There 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

The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously.

Georges Pompidou

He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer.

Georges Pompidou

My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition.

Georges Pompidou

There are three roads to ruin; women, gambling and technicians. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with technicians.

Georges Pompidou

The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.

Georges Pompidou

When I first arrived at the Matignon, my desire was to reconcile Parliament and De Gaulle. I had forgotten only two things. Parliament and De Gaulle.

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

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Occupation: French Statesman
Born: July 5, 1911
Died: April 2, 1974
Quotes count: 8

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