Francois Hollande Quotes
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There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad.
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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.
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I am the president of the youth of France.
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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.
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There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.
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That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.
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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.
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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.
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My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.
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I prefer that people remember me as a president who made reforms rather than a president who did nothing.
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The real threat comes from terrorism.
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I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.
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France needs to improve training and education and the level of skills of its workforce.
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The migrant question is directly linked to the crisis in Syria and Iraq.
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France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world.
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I will not give way because too many previous governments have backed down.
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The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected.
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The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.
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I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.
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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future, but also initiate change across all of Europe.
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People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail.
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My adversary is the world of finance.
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Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.
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What the terrorists want is to scare us and fill us with dread.