A Quote by Charles de Gaulle

France has no friends, only interests.

Charles de Gaulle

Quote Topics

France Friends Interests No Friends Only

Quote Author

Charles de Gaulle
French - Leader
November 22, 1890 - November 9, 1970

The judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate to France or France's interests.

Paul Kagame

I'm not a fan in a rock concert, you see. I am a political leader in a great nation of the world. What interests me are France's interests.

Marine Le Pen

In trans-border relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies or even permanent borders. There are only permanent interests and everything should be done to secure these interests.

Chanakya

The U.S. has no friends, only interests.

John Foster Dulles

France believes in armed intervention by America only when the intervention is in France to rescue France from occupation by other powers.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

No nation has friends only interests.

Charles de Gaulle

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

Henry A. Kissinger

Our political class no longer has any convictions. You can only pass along the beliefs that you hold. They no longer believe in France - they have a post-national worldview. I call them France-skeptics. That's why democracy is collapsing here in France.

Marine Le Pen

I think it's good to have your own selfish interests, whether it's liking chocolate ice cream or wanting a new car. It's just human nature is that. We have our own selfish interests. I think we have interests that go beyond our self to friends, to family first, maybe to friends, maybe to community. I think that's important to think about those spheres of influence that radiate from you.

Les Wexner

I'm opposed to wearing headscarves in public places. That's not France. There's something I just don't understand: the people who come to France, why would they want to change France, to live in France the same way they lived back home?

Marine Le Pen

I realized I need to do a better job of opening up other interests because my interests are sports, my family, my faith and my friends. That's it. That's all I got.

Mack Brown

I do not have the slightest bit of racism in me. I do not judge people with regards to the colour of their skin, their origin, or their religion. I defend them all, because I defend French people. And, of course, I defend the interests of France, the interests of French people.

Marine Le Pen

I studied history at university, so I'm always quite fascinated by the Second World War and France. That's one of my interests.

Ruth Wilson

Absolutely, in stage races, Froome is better than Eddy Merckx. Maybe he can win five, six Tours de France, but my focus wasn't only on the Tour de France. I was riding all year.

Eddy Merckx

France has a special position: We are Continental Europe's nuclear power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council. This special role, though, only makes sense if France fills it as a member state of the European Union. France cannot play this role alone, it must be seen as a part of Europe. I have always insisted on that.