#france

I do not separate France from Europe. ↗

— Lionel Jospin

#france #i #i do #separate

Now since France has three times in sixty years failed to obtain practical results from Political revolutions, all Europe is apt to press forward into new Social doctrine to regulate the future. ↗

— Lajos Kossuth

#doctrine #europe #failed #forward #france

In France, everyone speaks French 'cause they think it's cool. Gives 'em, gives 'em an excuse to smoke. ↗

— Scott Thompson

#cool #everyone #excuse #france #french

A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence. ↗

— James Wolfe

#chief #dependence #few #france #fresh

I know of no other place that is so fascinating yet so frustrating, so aware of the world and its own place within it but at the same time utterly insular. A country touched by nostalgia, with a past so great - so marked by brilliance and achievement - that French people today seem both enriched and burdened by it. France is like a maddening, moody lover who inspires emotional highs and lows. One minute it fills you with a rush of passion, the next you're full of fury, itching to smack the mouth of some sneering shopkeeper or smug civil servant. Yes, it's a love-hate relationship. ↗

— Sarah Turnbull

#france #french #inspirational

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position. ↗

— Laurent Fabius

#change #clear #demands #france #give

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China. ↗

— Laurent Fabius

#allow #balance #china #currency #development

As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty. ↗

— Wilfred Burchett

#dealings #demands #france #his #minh

The government itself is running exactly like the Sopranos and they sit back and they make deals. And they say okay, 'I'm going do this: France, you're getting the pipelines.' ↗

— George Clooney

#deals #exactly #france #getting #going

The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it. ↗

— Jonathan Coe

#biggest #books #closest #coincidence #countries