Franchement, quand je survole certains pays européens (les éoliennes) ne donne pas envie. (Frankly, when I fly over some European countries, their turbines don't fill me with envy.)

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

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

It's disrespectful to tell the French in the morning that you're going to reduce the debt, in the evening that you're not going to make any savings, and the next morning, after thinking about it, that you're going to spend more.

I committed myself totally, fully, but I didn't succeed in convincing a majority of French... I didn't succeed in making the values we share win.

You are the eternal France, I love you.

The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice.