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.

We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'

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.

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.

Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.

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.

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.