My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.

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.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.

I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm.

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

Germany and France are pinning their hopes on young people, in terms of education, science and innovation.