Bernard Pivot Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Calm #Language #Speak

“It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Adventure #Funny Travel #Difficult

“They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Stress #Nuance #Clarity

“There is a pride in speaking this language.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Pride #Talking #Language

“All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Gender #Difficulty #Speakers

“People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#People #Feelings #Complaining

“The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Country #Grace #Culture

“You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules.”
-- Bernard Pivot

#Intelligent #Giving #Feelings