I'm ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in my heart.

I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.

I am deeply worried because we are seeing an unleashing of violence by 2,000 to 3,000 thugs who come to smash and loot. My objective is to avoid mistakes by the police, so that people can protest in safety.

The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice.

Come, and the only limits to what you'll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.

If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open.

Laissez-faire is finished. The all-powerful market that always knows best is finished.