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
In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know that that's enough. The film's not against the police - although I think that if someone wants to be a cop there's got to be a problem. Mathieu Kassovitz French Director More Mathieu Kassovitz Quotes 0
We made it known that we were trying to show the reality of France. People think of Paris as the city of love or the city of light, but where you got love you got hate, where you got light you got darkness. Mathieu Kassovitz French Director More Mathieu Kassovitz Quotes 0
Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune. Ferdinand Lassalle German Politician More Ferdinand Lassalle Quotes 0
Useful as a war against France, undertaken by the Government against the will of the people would be for our revolutionary development, just so dangerous must be the effect upon our democratic development of a war supported by blind popular enthusiasm. Ferdinand Lassalle German Politician More Ferdinand Lassalle Quotes 0
My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France. Lillie Langtry British Actress More Lillie Langtry Quotes 0
Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant. Brian De Palma American Director More Brian De Palma Quotes 0
France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete. Jean-Pierre Raffarin French Politician More Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes 0
I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well. Nathalie Sarraute Russian Lawyer More Nathalie Sarraute Quotes 0
In France we have a law which doesn't allow the press to publish a photo that you didn't approve. It lets the paparazzi take the picture, but if they publish this picture, you have the choice to sue the newspaper. So me, I always sued them. Audrey Tautou French Actress More Audrey Tautou Quotes 0
People in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they are very polite, with quick words, so it's great. Audrey Tautou French Actress More Audrey Tautou Quotes 0
I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France. John Tesh American Musician More John Tesh Quotes 0
I like going to France, because no one knows who I am. Tracey Ullman British Comedian More Tracey Ullman Quotes 0
Maybe when I'm 75 and living in the south of France, after everyone I want to bitch about is already dead, then I may want to talk about my life in Hollywood. Tracey Ullman British Comedian More Tracey Ullman Quotes 0
Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War. Eamon de Valera Irish Statesman More Eamon de Valera Quotes 0
Do you know that charming part of our country which has been called the garden of France - that spot where, amid verdant plains watered by wide streams, one inhales the purest air of heaven? Alfred de Vigny French Poet More Alfred de Vigny Quotes 0
France, for example, loves at the same time history and the drama, because the one explores the vast destinies of humanity, and the other the individual lot of man. Alfred de Vigny French Poet More Alfred de Vigny Quotes 0
I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community. Dominique de Villepin French Diplomat More Dominique de Villepin Quotes 0
Why does there exist a global American entertainment industry, but there isn't an equivalent coming from France or Italy? This is the case simply because the English language opens the whole world to the American cinema. Andrzej Wajda Polish Director More Andrzej Wajda Quotes 0
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can't blame him. Terry Zwigoff American Director More Terry Zwigoff Quotes 0
France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door. Barbara Cartland English Novelist More Barbara Cartland Quotes 0