French Quotes

1316 French quotes by 958 unique authors

The Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true. It is comprehensive and harmonious, and provides men with an integral world outlook irreconcilable with any… — Vladimir Lenin
Does not the whole history of socialism, particularly of French socialism, which is so rich in revolutionary striving, show us that when the working people… — Vladimir Lenin
In the Middle Ages, everything bad was the work of the devil, everything good, the work of God. Today, the French see everything in reverse… — Jose Rizal
Side by side ... the British and French peoples have advanced to rescue ... mankind from the foulest and most soul-destroying tyranny which has ever… — Winston Churchill
[T]he Famous Rules which the French call, Des Trois Unitez , or, The Three Unities, which ought to be observ'd in every Regular Play; namely,… — John Dryden
The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times. — Charles de Gaulle
There is something in human history like retribution; and it is a rule of historical retribution that its instrument be forged not by the offended,… — Karl Marx
I have nothing against a community that is made up of people who are Polish, or who are Czechoslovakians, or who are French Canadians or… — Jimmy Carter
I always say if you're going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle get a Frenchman, you know. I'm not French. And yeah, sure… — Billy Bob Thornton
After the occupation of Paris, Hitler visited Paris, which of course was a great jewel for him, and he wanted to go up on the… — Joe Harris
I find that there are a lot of similarities between French and Japanese food. I think they're two countries that have really systemized their cuisine… — David Chang
I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only… — Jodie Foster
Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. — Mahatma Gandhi
When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics. — Ina Garten
Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese. — Charles de Gaulle
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from… — Charles de Gaulle
I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that's when… — Sarah Michelle Gellar
Now, if you are like me - if you are like practically anybody in America - then you probably hold some negative opinions about the… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema because it has no ideas. — Jean-Luc Godard
When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I'm French, so I'm quite lazy about exercising, and I smoke. But I do love going for a run in the morning with my dog.… — Eva Green
My father is Swedish and my mother is French. — Eva Green
It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French. — Heinz Guderian
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which… — Charles Caleb Colton
I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of… — Sean Connery

Who Wrote These French Quotes

958 authors contributed a total of 1,316 French Quotes, led by these top contributors: