Francois Hollande Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Today, Paris is the capital of the world.”
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“I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.”
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“In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.”
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“I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.”
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“I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.”
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“I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.”
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“I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.”
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“I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.”
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“I am the president of the youth of France.”
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“I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.”
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“I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.”
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“Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.”
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“An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.”
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“We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'”
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“Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.”
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“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.”
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“I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds.”
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“I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French.”
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“What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.”
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“Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face.”
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“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.”
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“There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.”
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“What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.”
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“During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results.”
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“Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future.”
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“The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.”
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“My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.”
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“Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.”
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“To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.”
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