Top 171 Quotes & Sayings by Francois Hollande - Page 3

Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.

Whatever happened during the French presidential campaign will leave no hard feelings. I perfectly understand why Angela Merkel supported Nicolas Sarkozy because of the action they have taken together, even though I have questioned its results, and because of their shared political sensibility.

Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.

I noticed that parts of the opposition have been hostile to any revision of the constitution.

We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential data.

We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.

I must demonstrate I'm closer to people - a simpler, calmer presence, yet someone who can also make decisions and obtain promised results.

Private life is always, at certain times, a challenge.

Calling into question the Touquet deal on the pretext that Britain has voted for Brexit and will have to start negotiations to leave the union doesn't make sense.

Europe must be understood and controlled by its citizens.

People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.

My policies are producing results and will produce even more.

Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm.

Whoever pays should control; whoever pays should sanction. I agree. But budgetary union should be completed by a partial mutualisation of debts through eurobonds.

I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster.

Make no mistake: we will win, and groups like ISIL will lose.

As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany.

Very strong declarations were made by those countries who are most responsible for global warming... the United States and China, which undertook commitments towards changing the situation.

In August 2012, the international community should have been far more determined in dealing with the Bashar Assad regime.

What the terrorists want is to scare us and fill us with dread.

The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected.

Our common responsibility is to put Europe's interests first.

There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad.

Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers.

Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda.

We must not lose time, neither for dealing in a suitable way with the question of the United Kingdom's exit, nor for providing a new impetus for the E.U.

We are absolutely clear: when these unaccompanied minors have a family link in the United Kingdom, then they must go to the United Kingdom. And they must go quickly and in an efficient fashion.

The partnerships between Schmidt and Giscard, Kohl and Mitterrand, and even between Chirac and Schroeder, have proved that political differences do not mean that we cannot work together.

We will continue to hit those who threaten us.

We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.

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.

Symbols mean a lot in politics. They indicate a will and create new realities.

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.

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.

In front of you I commit myself to serve my country with devotion.

It will be very important for us to continue to keep up the necessary pressure, the necessary vigilance, for there to be peace in Ukraine, our trust in the goodwill of President (Vladimir) Putin is limited. It is why we have to maintain our decision about sanctions.

We're all taking part in this solidarity. The French, the Germans, just like all the Europeans in the ESM - the eurozone's new rescue fund. Let's stop thinking that there's only one country who's going to pay for the others. That's false.

Terrorism fuels itself from all kinds of illicit trafficking: drugs, weapons, human beings.

Germany and France are pinning their hopes on young people, in terms of education, science and innovation.

No one imposes things on anyone in Europe. That's not my notion, nor is it my temperament. The EU has always functioned under the banner of respect, equilibrium and trust.

I'm not a lukewarm European. I know that the German-French friendship is indispensable, no matter who the countries' leaders are.

Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights.

Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're elected, you become the person that embodies France.

There cannot be prosperity without security.

Today, Paris is the capital of the world.

I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.

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.

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.

Mitterrand had a sense for symbols, and he was the first Socialist president since 1958. He wanted to show that there is historical continuity, a connection with the great figures of French history.

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