1841-1929, French Statesman
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.
Georges Clemenceau – [Action]
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed — I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
Georges Clemenceau – [Failure]
America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
Georges Clemenceau – [America]
Everything I know I learned after I was thirty.
Georges Clemenceau – [Wisdom]
It is far easier to make war than to make peace.
Georges Clemenceau – [War and Peace]
War is too important a matter to be left to the military.
Georges Clemenceau – [Army and Navy]
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
Georges Clemenceau – [Action]