I don't give any gifts to the rich.

A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come.

Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts. A mistake for which I would like to apologise or explain myself and which I will not make again. Now, I know the job.

France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who receive benefits.

I love life too much to be bitter.

The goal is to meet the challenge of racial interbreeding.

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.)