Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
France has up to now been backing the wrong horse. ... France will not be able to stop us from overthrowing the Deby regime. Albissaty Saleh Allazam More Albissaty Saleh Allazam Quotes 3
One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. Gustave Flaubert French Novelist More Gustave Flaubert Quotes 3
In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism - the national film industries were forced onto the defensive after the war by such binding agreements. Fredric Jameson American Critic More Fredric Jameson Quotes 1
Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there. Joan of Arc French Celebrity More Joan of Arc Quotes 1
At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France. Karen Armstrong English Writer More Karen Armstrong Quotes 0
France, famed in all great arts, in none supreme. Matthew Arnold English Poet More Matthew Arnold Quotes 0
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe. Ahmed Ben Bella Algerian Politician More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes 0
To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach. Ludwig Bemelmans Austrian Author More Ludwig Bemelmans Quotes 0
In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football. Dennis Bergkamp Dutch Athlete More Dennis Bergkamp Quotes 0
The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all. We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France. Ahmed Ben Bella Algerian Politician More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes 0
On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of me and placed me under the care of two Quaker ladies. To their skillful and untiring care I may safely say I owe my life. John James Audubon American Scientist More John James Audubon Quotes 0
Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and came home to tell me stories of France, Japan. Tracy Austin American Athlete More Tracy Austin Quotes 0
Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country. Sarah Bernhardt French Actress More Sarah Bernhardt Quotes 0
I like health-conscious cooking, but growing up in the South, I do love southern cooking; southern France, southern Italy, southern Spain. I love southern cooking. Clarence Clemons American Musician More Clarence Clemons Quotes 0
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 Actor More George Clooney Quotes 0
When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key. Carla Bley American Musician More Carla Bley Quotes 0
We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd. Heston Blumenthal English Celebrity More Heston Blumenthal Quotes 0
In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party. Franz Boas American Scientist More Franz Boas Quotes 0
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 English Novelist More Jonathan Coe Quotes 0
France has more need of me than I have need of France. Napoleon Bonaparte French General More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes 0
France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside. Gustave Courbet French Artist More Gustave Courbet Quotes 0
One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France. James Cronin American Physicist More James Cronin Quotes 0
In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other. Poppy Z. Brite American Author More Poppy Z. Brite Quotes 0