I love life too much to be bitter.

We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution - notably fossil fuels - more, and tax work less

What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind.

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.

I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

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.

The goal is to meet the challenge of racial interbreeding.