My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition. Georges Pompidou More Quotes by Georges Pompidou More Quotes From 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 sisterhood gambling technology 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 politician political inspirational Your city is remarkable not only for its beauty. It is also, of all the cities in the United States, the one whose name, the world over, conjures up the most visions and more than any other, incites one to dream. Georges Pompidou cities names dream 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 gambling listening men The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow. Georges Pompidou clock expected world There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians. Georges Pompidou gambling three calling The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously. Georges Pompidou dangerous adults students He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer. Georges Pompidou well stand myself me 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 only things parliament desire
