That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

Austerity need not be Europe's fate.

Today, Paris is the capital of the world.

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.

If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war.

There cannot be prosperity without security.

There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected.

Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.

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.

To me, it's important to preserve proximity to the people. I wouldn't do anything pretentious, and nothing that hurts the people who voted for me. Triumphalism isn't my thing.

Joy, I think, is the main fruit of the Spirit missing among Christians, and peace and self-control are the main fruits or qualities that seem to be missing among those who are not Christian.

Sometimes our highest goal becomes our big enemy when we move towards our goal blindly without focusing on the path we follow.

When I am weak then am I strong.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all.

We are not made for ourselves alone, we are made for the good of all our fellow creatures.

I love you when I forget about me.

There are certain things people always bring up with me. The accident. The drugs. And how tight my pants were.

There is a point you can definitely lose the audience and sometimes you don't know where it is.