Quotes by Francois Mitterrand

About Francois Mitterrand:

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the first figure from the left elected President under the Fifth Republic.
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Let's say I have a mystical soul and a rational brain, and, like Montaigne, I am incapable of choosing between them. I don't know if I believe in God, but I am often tempted to believe.

Francois Mitterrand

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

Francois Mitterrand

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.

Francois Mitterrand

Author Bio

  • NameFrancois Mitterrand
  • Description21st President of the French Republic
  • AliasesFrançois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand; Francois Mitterrand
  • BornOctober 26, 1916
  • DiedJanuary 8, 1996
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsGrand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1939–1945; Knight Grand Cross With Collar Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Order Of The Francisque; Honorary Citizen Of Frankfurt Am Main; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath; Order Of Isabella The Catholic; Order Of The White Lion; Médaille De La Résistance; Charlemagne Prize; Order Of St. Olav