Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Métro.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality

Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.

Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.