Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts. A mistake for which I would like to apologise or explain… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
I committed myself totally, fully, but I didn't succeed in convincing a majority of French... I didn't succeed in making the values we share win. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Nothing is more destructive than the gap between people's perceptions of their own day-to-day economic well-being and what politicians and statisticians are telling them… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Canadians are friends and Quebecers are my family. What France knows deep down is that within this great Canadian people, there is a Quebec… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
“What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind. America did not tell the millions of… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
It's disrespectful to tell the French in the morning that you're going to reduce the debt, in the evening that you're not going to… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Not to intermarry racially is bad for the survival of the country. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques, where we… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
