French Quotes by Xavier Niel

France has a specificity - the market players who provide Internet access are the telecom operators, and all of the players are French. They…

— Xavier Niel

I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.

— Xavier Niel

'Entrepreneur' is a French word.

— Xavier Niel

I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.

— Xavier Niel

Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.

— Xavier Niel

France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin…

— Xavier Niel

I'm not unusual; it's the others who are strange.

— Xavier Niel

Stephane Richard is far more attuned to the market than Didier Lombard.

— Xavier Niel

The real force of Silicon Valley is the mentality, the spirit. There's no reason at all that can't be replicated in Paris.

— Xavier Niel

It's funny how the smallest things I've done speak the loudest about me, but I like that.

— Xavier Niel

The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators…

— Xavier Niel

The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.

— Xavier Niel

If you are worried about the risk to your reputation, you don't launch a telecoms firm in an aggressive way.

— Xavier Niel

We have to help young people, because at the end of the day, we won't have an economy if we don't have them.

— Xavier Niel

You can spend your money on art works and sit down and look at them. Or you can use your money to help people.

— Xavier Niel