We have to provide more visibility, more certainty to the investors and reduce the cost of failure.

I thoroughly believe that reading and literature can help a society to better understand itself.

That might sound shocking to some - and don't worry, I don't see myself as a king.

Ambition is never modest. If modesty means to have middling success, then I can only say: I'm not interested.

We will succeed, because we are fully committed, because, wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: Make our planet great again.

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adorable.

For me, Europe consists of three things: sovereignty, unity and democracy.

I refuse to give into the sad reflex of French envy because this envy paralyzes our country.

My predecessor taxed wealthy, successful people at a higher rate than ever before. And what happened? They left. And what came of it? Did unemployment drop? No.

I have great respect for Angela Merkel, even if we have a lot of differences.

Post-modernism was the worst thing that could have happened to our democracy. The idea that you have to deconstruct and destroy all grand narratives is not a good one.

Her two worlds, two lives that she tried so hard to keep separate, were crashing together. And she felt helpless to stop it.

If you cannot be happy with the little you have, you can be confused with the lot you want to have

Would you be proud if your children grow up to be like you? If not, then it's time to turn your life around and start living an exemplary life.

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

French people should be prioritised clandestine immigrants get 100 per cent refund on healthcare while two-thirds of French people can't afford medical help. Charity begins at home.

[The witch] would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards.

The intuitive recognition of the instant, thus reality is the highest act of wisdom.

Real happiness is something most people never know. What we experience in deep meditation, that ecstasy is beyond what human beings call happiness

You don't do art for any other reason than to help your soul grow.

I'm a designer of more than clothes. I am a designer of a very creative concept.