Francois Hollande Quotes:- Francois Gerard Georges Nicolas Hollande ( born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 2012 to 2017.
He was previously the First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, and President of the Corrèze General Council from 2008 to 2012.
Inspirational Francois Hollande Quotes
“A compromise appears out of reach on the stripping of terrorists’ nationality.”-Francois Hollande
“A country outside the eurozone cannot have a veto over countries in the eurozone.”-Francois Hollande
“An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.”-Francois Hollande
“Be happy, be proud, be generous, be respectful, be proud to be French citizens.”-Francois Hollande
“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.”-Francois Hollande
“Daesh is the enemy of Europe, and Europe cannot live with the idea that the crises that surround it don’t have an effect on it.”-Francois Hollande
“During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results.”-Francois Hollande
“Europe existed before Britain joined it.”-Francois Hollande
“Europe must act quickly where it’s needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.”-Francois Hollande
“Europe must be understood and controlled by its citizens.”-Francois Hollande
“Everyone must be in the same competitive situation, including on the fiscal level.”-Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande Quotes
“Everyone must understand that you can’t demand solidarity when there’s a problem and shirk your duties when there are solutions.”-Francois Hollande
“Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm.”-Francois Hollande
“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.”-Francois Hollande
“France needs to improve training and education and the level of skills of its workforce.”-Francois Hollande
“France wants Britain to remain in the E.U.; indeed, how can we imagine that friendly nation that is our ally and played a role on the international stage could be outside the E.U.?”-Francois Hollande
“France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.”-Francois Hollande
“France, because it was attacked cowardly, shamelessly, violently, France will be merciless against the barbarians of Daesh.”-Francois Hollande
“I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.”-Francois Hollande
“I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.”-Francois Hollande
“I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.”-Francois Hollande
“I am the president of the youth of France.”-Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande Quotes
“I ask to be judged on the issue of unemployment.”-Francois Hollande
“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.”-Francois Hollande
“I bow down in memory of the victims, and I come to tell my Armenian friends that we will never forget the tragedies that your people have endured.”-Francois Hollande
“I can understand countries don’t want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.”-Francois Hollande
“I commit myself to serve my country.”-Francois Hollande
“I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.”-Francois Hollande
“I do not like the rich.”-Francois Hollande
“I don’t like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.”-Francois Hollande
“I don’t want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France’s debt.”-Francois Hollande
“I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.”-Francois Hollande
“I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don’t want to decide for the British.”-Francois Hollande
Top 50 Francois Hollande Quotes
“I know where I’m going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet… to live better in five years than we do today.”-Francois Hollande
“I must demonstrate I’m closer to people – a simpler, calmer presence, yet someone who can also make decisions and obtain promised results.”-Francois Hollande
“I noticed that parts of the opposition have been hostile to any revision of the constitution.”-Francois Hollande
“I prefer that people remember me as a president who made reforms rather than a president who did nothing.”-Francois Hollande
“I support the French team – I go to all their matches – but I don’t want to use sport for politics. That’s not good for sport or for politics.”-Francois Hollande
“I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.”-Francois Hollande
“I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.”-Francois Hollande
“I will not give way because too many previous governments have backed down.”-Francois Hollande
“I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can’t decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.”-Francois Hollande
“If Europe does not advance, it will fall or even be wiped out from the world map… My duty is to bring Europe out of its lethargy.”-Francois Hollande
“If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy – both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy.”-Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande Quotes About Election
“If the discussion centers on the essential principle of the E.U., the free movement of people and the ability to make decisions together, in that case, we don’t want treaty change.”-Francois Hollande
“If there is not a united policy, this mechanism will not work: it will collapse, and it will… undoubtedly be the end of Schengen, the return of national borders.”-Francois Hollande
“I’m going to gather all the French people who want change.”-Francois Hollande
“In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.”-Francois Hollande
“Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.”-Francois Hollande
“Islamist terrorism has declared war against us, against France, Europe, the entire world.”-Francois Hollande
“My adversary is the world of finance.”-Francois Hollande
“My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.”-Francois Hollande
“My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly.”-Francois Hollande
“My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.”-Francois Hollande
“My policies are producing results and will produce even more.”-Francois Hollande
“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.”-Francois Hollande
Best Francois Hollande Quotes About Security
“My security is assured everywhere, and at any moment.”-Francois Hollande
“Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave’s coming; it’s high, it’s strong, and it’s going to smack him in the face.”-Francois Hollande
“Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.”-Francois Hollande
“Our common responsibility is to put Europe’s interests first.”-Francois Hollande
“Our enemy in Syria is Daesh: it’s not about containing but destroying this organization.”-Francois Hollande
“Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda.”-Francois Hollande
“Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.”-Francois Hollande
“The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected.”-Francois Hollande
“The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into the division.”-Francois Hollande
“The extremists wanted to divide France; it came together.”-Francois Hollande
“The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.”-Francois Hollande
“The migrant question is directly linked to the crisis in Syria and Iraq.”-Francois Hollande
“The real threat comes from terrorism.”-Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande Quotes About Terrorism
“The Republic will destroy terrorism.”-Francois Hollande
“The Republic will not be destroyed by terrorism.”-Francois Hollande
“The world owes an ecological debt to the African continent.”-Francois Hollande
“There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalization.”-Francois Hollande
“There is just one France… one single nation, united in the same destiny.”-Francois Hollande
“There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad.”-Francois Hollande
“There must be the protection of the external borders.”-Francois Hollande
“There’s always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?”-Francois Hollande
“Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers.”-Francois Hollande
“Though Africa is not responsible for emitting greenhouse gases, it is suffering the consequences of climate change.”-Francois Hollande
“To be influential in tomorrow’s world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.”-Francois Hollande
“To resolve the climate crisis, goodwill, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point.”-Francois Hollande
“We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis… The worst – in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up – is over. But the best isn’t there yet.”-Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande Quotes About Success
“We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.”-Francois Hollande
“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.”-Francois Hollande
“We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential data.”-Francois Hollande
“We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.”-Francois Hollande
“We will continue to hit those who threaten us.”-Francois Hollande
“What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have structured themselves, have installed themselves. It’s not simply a menace for West Africa.”-Francois Hollande
