We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.

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.

Like the morning sun, raise the brightness of your love to include everyone.

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by making them waste the best years of their lives preparing for examinations.

What's the Symmetry???John Doe...Jane Doe... wtf... wtf...

Regrettable was the gallantry of great men who risked themselves for others.

White bridal dresses stunning and pure, bringing promises, binding two souls together, life forces connected, holding the same vision.

I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.

The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of animal behavior.

Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.

It almost made me long for the flying pig. --Percy