Emmanuel Macron Quotes
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I'm not a movie star, and I don't want to become a movie star.
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If I was British, I would vote resolutely 'remain' because it's in the U.K.'s interest.
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France is back.
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We should not replicate the situation where one country is in a situation to hijack the rest of Europe because they organize a referendum.
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A romantic or classical view of the French approach would have been to say, 'It's a French company; let no one attack it. Let's block any merger. But the reality is Alcatel-Lucent is not a French company; it's a global company. Its main markets are China and the U.S. Its ownership is foreign; most of its managers aren't French.
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France has to accelerate in terms of reform.
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I don't believe that killing the French model in order to become the U.K. or the United States overnight is the solution. You have a big debate on inequality there, and for our society, a lot of inequality would not be bearable.
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No matter who you voted for, I do not hold anything against you.
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The financial passport is part of full access to the E.U. market, and a precondition for that is the contribution to the E.U. budget. That has been the case in Norway and in Switzerland. That is clear.
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To avoid the trap of Europe fragmenting on the economy, security, and identity, we have to return to the original promises of the European project: peace, prosperity and freedom. We should have a real, adult, democratic debate about the Europe we want.
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We have to breathe new life into Europe.
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I don't want a tailor-made approach where the British have the best of two worlds. That will be too big an incentive for others to leave and kill the European idea, which is based on shared responsibilities.
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We will open a new bunch of reforms regarding the labor market to make it simpler and adaptable, more flexible.
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I don't have luxurious tastes or great needs, but my independence is worth a lot to me.
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France has to reform, to recover, and get more competitiveness.
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You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.
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Honesty compels me to say that I am not a socialist. But so what?
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Consolidation means less equipment, less networks, and less jobs.
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When the president and the prime minister decide to implement reforms, they have all the measures they need to pass them and enforce them.
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I know the divisions in our nation that led some to extreme votes. I respect them.
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Our interests lie in attracting added value and talent to France as a result of Brexit, but also in having a balanced relationship with Great Britain. We must not sacrifice the short term for our bilateral relationship.
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The best way to afford a suit is to work.
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The fight against climate change is by far the most significant struggle of our times.
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I am not shy. I am for an open society. I am for a progressive world. I do not propose to reform France; I propose to transform it at its deepest level.