523 France Quotes for You to Enjoy

The pomp, power, and military bombast of 'La Marseillaise' draws me into the history of France and my own. The surname I was born with was French: D'Orsay; perhaps an ancestor was amongst those troops that marched to this evocative anthem for the first time as they entered Paris 200 years ago! Engelbert Humperdinck

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It's my country but I don't want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English. Eric Cantona

Country France Born About Feel Know Want English

I would love to get a job in France! Essie Davis

Love Job France Would Get

I was born near Bucharest, but my parents came to France a year later. We moved back to Romania when I was thirteen, and my world was shattered. I hated Bucharest, its society, and its mores - its anti-Semitism for example. Eugene Ionesco

World Example Parents Year Anti-Semitism Society Back Later France Hated Born For Example Shattered Year Later Came Moved Romania Near Thirteen

When African-Americans come to France, the French show them more consideration than they would show an African or a Black Caribbean. When African-Americans come to France, the French people are like, 'Oh, wow. Oh my God.' But if it's an African, they're like, 'Whatever.' It's all because of the past, because of our history. Euzhan Palcy

God History People Black Past Whatever Caribbean Our Consideration France Would Wow More Come Like French French People Because Than Oh Oh My God African Them Show

I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of Confucius, Mencius, Chaucer and Shakespeare and Victor Hugo are looking over their shoulders. F. Sionil Jose

Looking France Crippled Ghosts Shakespeare Writers Chaucer Feel Over Unsure Hugo China Victor Confucius Themselves Shoulders England Imagine

Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there. Fabrice Grinda

Useful as a war against France, undertaken by the Government against the will of the people would be for our revolutionary development, just so dangerous must be the effect upon our democratic development of a war supported by blind popular enthusiasm. Ferdinand Lassalle

When Atletico tried to buy me back, I did everything I could to make it possible. I had offers from clubs in France and Italy, but I would not have left Chelsea for any other side - only for Atletico Madrid. Filipe Luis

I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family. Francois Gautier

Family Meet Back France Visits No Intention Except Yearly Going Intention

France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity. Francois Hollande

Responsibility Fall Own Duty Our France Rules Solidarity Has-Been Division Between Principles Around Been Southern Any Northern Egotism Common Refuse Then Europe Bridge Each Set

There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny. Francois Hollande

Single Nation France Destiny Same Just Just One United

Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who deserves all of our respect. Francois Hollande

Myself You Respect Post Job Country Before Our France Responsibilities Give Demands Devotion Exemplary Understand Years Led Salute Republican Engage Who Deserves Serve

France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view. Francois Hollande

Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality. Francois Hollande

Soul Equality Country France Each

France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term. Francois Hollande

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part. Francois Hollande

People Money Protection Political Society Positions Other Other Countries Everyone France Backgrounds Spent Solidarity Willing One Thing Part Countries Makes Tradition Condition Effectively Contribute Being Different Social Paying Whole Thing Services

I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt. Francois Hollande

Pay France Leave Debt Children Want Successor

I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth. Francois Hollande

Needs Discipline Made Important Think Enough Tool Our France Introduce Clear Budget How Accompanied Friends German Against Euro Growth Necessary Bonds Speculation Recently

France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world. Francois Hollande

Future Ignorance World Country Herself France Intolerance Tormented Folded Would Plunge Longer She Itself Afraid Refused Decline

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