Pierre Laval

It is neither the statesman nor the friend who is asking your help and assistance, but simply the man.

We have given most of Europe to Hitler. Let us try to hold on to what we have got left.

I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.