Emmanuel Macron Quotes
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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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I learned the life of business, commerce - it's an art.
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The strategy we must follow is to defend the special relationship between Great Britain and Europe and, more specifically, between Europe and France.
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I'm not a movie star, and I don't want to become a movie star.
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I know the divisions in our nation that led some to extreme votes. I respect them.
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Never boo or hiss at my rallies. That is for people with no hope.
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We have to provide more visibility, more certainty to the investors and reduce the cost of failure.
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France has to accelerate in terms of reform.
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Climate change adds further injustice to an already unfair world.
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You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on.
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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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We have to accept the idea that Europe will be made on a two-speed basis, with a union based on solidarity and differentiation.
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The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
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The fight against climate change is by far the most significant struggle of our times.
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You need a debate and a vote on the principles: Do you want more Europe or less Europe? Do you believe we are more efficient with defense and security with Europe, or not? Do you believe we are more efficient for our companies with or without Europe? Those are the questions we have to discuss and push our people to vote on it.
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France has to reform, to recover, and get more competitiveness.
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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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The French are consistent.
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We have the force, the energy, and the determination, and we will not give in to fear.
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If people do not believe in Europe and in the euro area, it must be dismantled.
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I want France to become the European hub for R&D.
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I am proud of my immaturity and political inexperience.
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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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We can't fix the real problems if we only cauterize and don't treat the roots of evil.