France is, for me, the country of happiness. Max von Sydow countryfrancehappiness Change image and share on social
France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world. Francois Hollande afraidcountrydecline share on social
France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among the writers who use verse, those whom she will always prefer are the most prosaic. Charles Baudelaire congenitalfactfelt Change image and share on social
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 responsibility and solidarity. Francois Hollande bridgecommondivision share on social
France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper. Billy Wilder countryfallfrance Change image and share on social
France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden... something of which I am not proud. Nicolas Sarkozy countryeuropefrance Change image and share on social
France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside. Gustave Courbet astoundinglycivilizefrance Change image and share on social
France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door. Barbara Cartland afternoondoorfrance Change image and share on social
France is very welcoming to foreign writers. Israel Horovitz foreignfrancewelcome Change image and share on social
France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term. Francois Hollande countrydemonstratedirect share on social
