Francois Hollande Quotes
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I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.
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France has been struck on the day of her national holiday - the 14th of July, Bastille Day - the symbol of liberty, because human rights are denied by fanatics, and France is clearly their target.
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My adversary is the world of finance.
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There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?
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I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other.
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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 will not give way because too many previous governments have backed down.
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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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Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm.
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France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity.
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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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Though Africa is not responsible for emitting greenhouse gases, it is suffering the consequences of climate change.
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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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My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.
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France needs to improve training and education and the level of skills of its workforce.
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I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.
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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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ISIL struck France because it is 'free' and 'the nation of human rights'. This is not a war of civilisation, as these assassins don't have any. This is a war against the jihadist menace that threatens not just France.
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I can't separate the fight with terrorism and the fight against global warming. These are two big global challenges we have to face up to because we have to leave our children more than a world free of terror; we also owe them a planet protected from catastrophes.
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My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.
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The migrant question is directly linked to the crisis in Syria and Iraq.
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To resolve the climate crisis, good will, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point.
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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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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.