French Quotes

1316 French quotes by 958 unique authors

Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French. — Cyril Cusack
It is Toussaint's supreme merit that while he saw European civilisation as a valuable and necessary thing, and strove to lay its foundations among his… — C L R James
Whoever would have guessed that in the land of cheap sausages and mashed potatoes there could be such a change which would actually bring the… — Robin Leach
Making choices that are meaningful to you is the essence of the French woman's secret. — Mireille Guiliano
I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective. — Mireille Guiliano
French women love bread and would never consider a life without carbs. — Mireille Guiliano
French women typically think about good things to eat. American women typically worry about bad things to eat. — Mireille Guiliano
French women eat and serve what's in season, for maximum flavor and value, and know availability does not equal quality. — Mireille Guiliano
The real reason French women don't get fat is not genetic, but cultural, and if the French subjected themselves to the American extremes of eating… — Mireille Guiliano
French people are charming, adorable but not extremely generous with foreigners, but they believe in what they do. I feel proud in exchange because what… — Valentino Garavani
It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed… — KatÃ³ Lomb
Maybe all spirits flew to Paris, not only French ones. Could you haunt a place you'd never been? — Darcey Steinke
Americans are just beginning to regard food the way the French always have. Dinner is not what you do in the evening before something else.… — Art Buchwald
The Messianic era is the present age, which began to germinate with the teachings of Spinoza, and finally came into historical existence with the great… — Moses Hess
By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate. — Joseph Epstein
Definitely. More and more I understand that it's very fine not to know where you come from. There is line in a song by Georges… — Amelie Nothomb
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French… — Lafcadio Hearn
The French fried potato has become an inescapable horror in almost every public eating place in the country. 'French fries', say the menus, but they… — Russell Baker
The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and dark. — Stephen Gardiner
I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said 'So, who's the new cat? Who's got the stuff? And he said Zach Brock. — Stanley Clarke

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