Admiration Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

I shouldn't say it, but I found that the French can be the most arrogant people in the world if they want to be.

— Margaret Trudeau

I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighboring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded air of superiority.

— Horace Walpole

... France is the genius among nations.

— Gertrude Atherton

“I know of no other place that is so fascinating yet so frustrating, so aware of the world and its own place within it…

— Sarah Turnbull

You have the intelligence front and the engagement front. On the intelligence front, the French are better than many of their European counterparts. But…

— Michael Leiter

The French consider themselves the guardians of the world's culture and do not bother to hide the fact, which is annoying, but Paris is…

— Michael Korda

You know how arrogant the French are - extraordinary.

— Gordon Ramsay

The French are very individualistic.

— Eric Rohmer

The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.

— Simon Baker

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth.

— Stendhal

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The French, for example, are a contemptible nation.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau