703 French Quotes for You to Enjoy

When the French nation gradually came into existence among the ruins of the Roman civilization in Gaul, a new language was at the same time slowly evolved. Lytton Strachey

Time Language Nation Ruins Evolved Slowly Civilization New French Came Existence Same Gradually Roman Same Time Among

The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. Lytton Strachey

Rare Own Our He French French Literature Amateur Very Common Literature

Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character. Madchen Amick

Time Myself Character Comedy Evil Cute Back Airing Kind Park Over Goofy French Got Go Were Falling West Exit Festival Same Mid Same Time Where Movie Romantic Romantic Comedy Central Theater Central Park Little Film Film Festival

I think when you're younger and you're watching people play on TV, you always say that you want to be at the French Open - you want to be playing Grand Slams. But then actually being there doing it, it kind of blows you away thinking, Wow, I actually used to think maybe I could do that one day, and now I'm actually doing it. Madison Keys

Day You People Think Thinking Say One Day Kind TV Wow Could Open French French Open Always Doing Blows Maybe Being Want Grand Grand Slams Younger Then Used Being There Now Away Play Actually Watching Playing

When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to go to Paris to do it. So I went there and that's how I really got into the music business. But I didn't like what I was doing when I got there, so I left, and I never did a record there. Madonna Ciccone

Music Me Business Recording First Music Business Dancer Record Record Label Paris Never Had New Like French Got How Doing Came Go Contract Label Left Offered Did York New York Really

Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring. Manfred von Richthofen

Eyes Stupidity Everything Those Daring Pluck Rascals Only French Frequently Opponents May Depends Whether Prefer English

I learned English, French, Italian. Manuel Pellegrini

French Learned Italian English

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing. Manuel Puig

Great Telling About French Sort Occupation Always Were German Wondered Authors Roman Interested Nouveau Novel Why Thing

People forget that there are villages and communities that are still speaking French all over Canada. I went to a bar and spoke with some French people there, and they were saying: 'I went to English school, but at home it was always French, and that's going to be the way it is for my kids.' It's important for them to keep that language alive. Marc-Andre Grondin

Saying Home People School Language Important Way Alive Kids Some Spoke Over French French People Always Still Were Canada Forget Going Bar Them Communities Speaking English English School Villages Keep

In French, there is an old expression, la patte, meaning the artist's touch, his personal style, his 'paw'. I wanted to get away from la patte and from all that retinal painting. Marcel Duchamp

Old Style Painting Touch French His La Get Personal Artist Wanted Personal Style Meaning Paw Expression Away

The French make the best wine. Marco Pierre White

Best Wine French Make

Many in the English-speaking world came to agree with the Germans that the Treaty of Versailles, and the reparations in particular, were unjust, and that Lloyd George had capitulated to the vengeful French. Margaret MacMillan

World Unjust Had Particular Vengeful French Reparations Came George Were Versailles Germans Many Agree English-Speaking Treaty

British media supported Hillary. No problem with that. No interference. Nothing. French media supported Hillary. No problem with that. Some Russian media supported Trump: 'Oh my God!' Margarita Simonyan

God Problem Nothing Some Russian No Problem Supported Hillary French Trump Oh Oh My God Interference Media British

It is an amazing feature in the French character that they will let themselves be led away so easily by bad counsels and yet return again so quickly. It is certain that as these people have, out of their misery, treated us so well, we are the more bound to work for their happiness. Marie Antoinette

Happiness Work Character People Amazing Will Easily Out Bad More Feature Misery Bound French Well Return Led Quickly Again Themselves Us Certain Away Treated

All my mind was centered on my studies, which, especially at the beginning, were difficult. In fact, I was insufficiently prepared to follow the physical science course at the Sorbonne, for, despite all my efforts, I had not succeeded in acquiring in Poland a preparation as complete as that of the French students following the same course. Marie Curie

Science Mind Beginning Preparation Difficult Complete Despite Follow Physical Following Physical Science Fact Students Had Studies Poland French Course Were Efforts Same In Fact Centered Which Succeeded Acquiring Prepared

Loving the country, wanting to preserve the culture and identity - protecting the interests of the Americans in America, of the French in France, of the Israelis in Israel - seems to me perfectly legitimate. Marine Le Pen

Me Culture Country France Seems Perfectly French Protecting Identity Israel Israelis America American Legitimate Wanting Loving Interests Preserve

French citizenship should be either inherited or merited. Marine Le Pen

Citizenship French Either Should Inherited

I don't judge people based on their religion. But I judge them based on how they respect the French constitution. Marine Le Pen

Religion Respect Constitution People Judge French How Them Based

I'm asking the Israelis to choose their nationality. It doesn't mean that if they don't choose French nationality, they have to leave. Marine Le Pen

French Leave Israelis Nationality Mean Asking Choose

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