#french

As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy. ↗

— Harry Johnston

#canadian #cold #customary #did #dying

If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power. ↗

— Lionel Jospin

#french #language #longer #power

The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#always #america #american #american women #choose

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#all things #arrived #became #columbia #french

The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never. ↗

— Victor Davis Hanson

#appreciate #beneath #fact #far #freedom

My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#french #good #happy #i #language

I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#afterwards #announce #chicago #defended #engagements

My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outskirts of Strasbourg, but got a glimpse of a real art school, L'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, and enrolled the following year. ↗

— John Howe

#art #art school #arts #bit #college

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

#am #continuing #expressing #feel #french