France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

What kind of miracle ripped out your heart, and left you breathing?

To bite off your shadow is neither easy nor painless. It demands a single-mindedness that is almost unknown in this day.

Dance music is like a virus, it has affected so many different genres.

In an interview, Hillary Clinton said she likes nearly every flavor of ice cream. When he heard this, Chris Christie said 'Hey, she stole my speech.'

When [Theresa May] says something she means it and she gets her way.

I have a number of heroes I still have warm feelings about. [Derek] Shackleton, for instance, was definitely, and still is, one of my great heroes.

Good morning, God, I love You! What are You up to today? I want to be part of it.

Accepted that we all are human resources, but we are humans first and resources later.

The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.