"Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance."
-Charles de Gaulle
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"I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.“
-Charles de Gaulle
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"France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war."
-Charles de Gaulle
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"I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge."
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"The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute."
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"Silence is the ultimate weapon of power."
-Charles de Gaulle
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"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."
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"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
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"Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business."
-Mike McCready
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"We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character."
-Kate Mulgrew
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"I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA."
-Marc Garneau
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"The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing."
-Omar Sharif
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