France Quotes
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It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on all their rings and all their bracelets.
Ines de La Fressange -
France has good offensive rebounding and is quick in the transition. Rebounding will be the key.
Zeljko Obradovic
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It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?
Samuel P. Huntington -
There were ten concentration camps in France from 1939 on.
Martha Gellhorn -
I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me, you know.
Carla Bruni -
If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.
Gary Locke -
I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of Confucius, Mencius, Chaucer and Shakespeare and Victor Hugo are looking over their shoulders.
F. Sionil Jose -
Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.
Edmund Phelps
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Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
Edmund White -
Near Marseilles in the south of France, bouillabaisse is a cult food. In Toulouse and Carcassonne, the bean-based stew cassoulet is a cult food. Spain has paella and a number of others. Italy has so many, its cuisine is practically defined by them.
Nathan Myhrvold -
We have several million Muslims in France who are mostly moderates or non-practicing. If they feel that it is the only subject in public debate, they won't feel at home and will be tempted to withdraw to their communities.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
Last summer a second unit production crew went to France and shot scenes for several of this season's episodes. They shot costumed actors in and around real castles and landmarks, we couldn't possibly have duplicated here in Hollywood.
Vic Morrow -
France has more need of me than I have need of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
The excitement of automobile racing did not compare with what I knew must come with aeroplane fighting in France.
Eddie Rickenbacker
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We have a saying in France. A dog doesn't make a cat.
Yannick Noah -
France has usually been governed by prostitutes.
Mark Twain -
Compared to some of our neighbours, it's not frowned upon to be a mother and work in France.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
Inequality of women concerns both India and France, though it might have different manifestations in both the countries.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
One reason why so little is known about the German resistance is because it was never a united movement in the way that it was in France or Poland. It was simply too dangerous.
Kate Forsyth -
I also had this mistaken dream, fantasy really - perhaps because I'm good at languages - of being able in both Italy and France to become someone else through my fluency in the language.
Harry Mathews
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
Edmund White -
Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.
Xavier Niel -
It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.
Victor Hugo -
I would love to live in India or in the South of France, but Roger Vivier doesn't have offices yet in New Delhi or Jaipur.
Ines de La Fressange