Emmanuel Macron Quotes
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The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
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No matter who you voted for, I do not hold anything against you.
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France has to accelerate in terms of reform.
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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 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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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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You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.
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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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France has to reform, to recover, and get more competitiveness.
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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 breathe new life into Europe.
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If people do not believe in Europe and in the euro area, it must be dismantled.
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Honesty compels me to say that I am not a socialist. But so what?
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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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I don't have luxurious tastes or great needs, but my independence is worth a lot to me.
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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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The best way to afford a suit is to work.
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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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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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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.
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E.U. is the first global domestic market.