Quotes by Francois Hollande

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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician. He is the current President of France, as well as Co-prince of Andorra, since 2012.
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France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.

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I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

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Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.

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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.

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Austerity need not be Europe's fate.

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Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.

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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'

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France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of respons...

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When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Neverth...

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Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.

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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.

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Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy... until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're ...

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During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results.

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I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.

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If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy.

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I have given myself one objective, to be the long-awaited successor to Francois Mitterrand.

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I am the president of the youth of France.

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I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.

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I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.

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I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made t...

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameFrancois Hollande
  • Description24th President of the French Republic
  • AliasesFrançois Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande; Francois Hollande
  • BornAugust 12, 1954
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPolitician; Magistrate; Lawyer
  • AwardsOrder Of The White Eagle; Grand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Grand Cross Of The National Order Of Merit; Knight Grand Cross With Collar Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize; Grand Officer Of The National Order Of Quebec