France Quotes - Page 39

• I just went off for two months traveling around Europe on a motorcycle and pretty much turned my phone off. I did 5,000 miles with my dad. We went through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Italy... and then I did Spain and France by myself.

  Michael Fassbender

  Dad, Phones, Europe

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• Polemical debates happen all the time in France.

  Michel Houellebecq

  Debate, Happens

  "The passion killer" by Jonathan Romney, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2000.

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

  Francois Hollande

  Destiny, United, Just One

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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.

  Francois Hollande

  Country, Jobs, Responsibility

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• I'm very happy in France making movies.

  Michel Hazanavicius

  Very Happy

  Interview with Jason Guerrasio, www.avclub.com. November 23, 2011.

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• If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.

  Townsend Harris

  Country, Writing, Numbers

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• France is an old country that needs to wake up.

  Melanie Laurent

  Country, Needs, Wake Up

  "French Made: Interview With Mélanie Laurent". Interview with Katya Foreman, wwd.com. May 27, 2009.

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• Prices in Italy are only slightly lower than in France, which means that Italy is a very expensive country for everyone, natives, visitors and tourists.

  George Mikes

  Country, Mean, Tourists

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• On my arrival in U.S.S.R. in 1934, I remember that I was struck by the enormous proportion of Jewish functionaries everywhere. In the Press, and diplomatic circles, it was difficult to find non-Jews...In France many believe, even amongst the Communists, that, thanks to the present anti-Jewish purge...Russia is no longer Israel's chosen land...Those who think that are making a mistake.

  Denis Fahey

  Mistake, Believe, Thinking

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• I saw in 'the wandering Jew' the personification of the Jewish people, exiled in the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, they are once again extremely rich, owing to their unfailing rude greediness and their indefatigable activity. With their hard-heartedness that they extend toward people of other faiths and races they are at the point of making themselves kings of the world. This people can thank its obstinacy that France will be Judized within fifty years. Already some wise Jews prophesy this frankly.

  George Sand

  Wise, Kings, Race

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• I was praised in the U.S. and heavily, brutally criticized in France.

  Christine Lagarde

  "Christine Lagarde: Facing down worldwide recession". Interview with Lara Logan, www.cbsnews.com. November 21, 2011.

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• The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.

  Michel Patini

  Memories, Past, Important

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• I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere.

  Anna Sui

  Thinking, Parent, Mind

  "TalkAsia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. July 31, 2004.

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• The American movie, in part because America's a melting pot, the cultural hodgepodge that America makes, generates movies that have appeal across all international boundaries. And that's really not true for most domestic film industries. It's no longer true of France and Italy, less true than it used to be of the U.K.

  Howard Stringer

  America, Melting, Film

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• Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up.

  Jose Saramago

  Giving Up, Thinking, Law

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• In France we have a law which doesn't allow the press to publish a photo that you didn't approve. It lets the paparazzi take the picture, but if they publish this picture, you have the choice to sue the newspaper. So me, I always sued them.

  Audrey Tautou

  Law, Choices, Newspapers

  Interview, www.aboutfilm.com.

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• You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

  Graham Taylor

  Sports, Community, Germany

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• France will always be France no matter what, but America involves striving toward an ideal.

  Rich Lowry

  America, Matter, Strive

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• France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything.

  Adam Michnik

  Cowboy, Thinking, World

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• I grew up in the Alps and France, and Barbie was my first exposure to the American woman. For me she was blonde, she was free and she was fun.

  Catherine Malandrino

  Fun, Barbie, Blonde

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• Quebec City is the most European of any city in North America, they speak French all the time. There is a part of town called Old Quebec which is really like being in France. The architecture is just gorgeous, food, shopping. I'd say Quebec city is the most beautiful city in North America I've seen.

  Sebastian Bach

  Beautiful, Cities, Shopping

  "Ex-Skid Row Frontman Sebastian Bach on What's Cool in Canada". Interview with Avinash Ramsadeen, www.foxnews.com. October 12, 2011.

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• A lot of my travel is at least partly work, visiting schools and libraries, especially in France.

  Quentin Blake

  School, Library, Visiting

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• Remember what Anatole France said about the dog masturbating on your leg--'Sure, it's honest, but who needs it?

  Richard Yates

  Dog, Needs, Legs

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• If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy.

  Francois Hollande

  President, Policy, Ifs

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• I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.

  Francois Hollande

  Years, Feet, Able

  "François Hollande annouces €10bn cut in public spending" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2012.

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