Francois Hollande Quotes

Today, Paris is the capital of the world.

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.

I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.

Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.

There cannot be prosperity without security.

If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war.

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected.

To me, it's important to preserve proximity to the people. I wouldn't do anything pretentious, and nothing that hurts the people who voted for me. Triumphalism isn't my thing.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.

I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.

I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.

I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.

A large country with such outstanding economic performance as Germany cannot forget that it owes some of its success to demand from other European countries.

The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.

I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.

I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.

An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.

In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.

What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.