French Quotes

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I have always been uncomfortable with a series of movies. I hate that word 'franchise' - it always makes me think of French fries. What… — Sigourney Weaver
I still am in touch with several friends from high school. I don't go to reunions much. I'm afraid that if I go back to… — Sigourney Weaver
Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food… — Andrew Weil
In spite of all the skills that I do have, to relate to the normal world I have no applicable skills. I can speak Russian,… — Johnny Weir
I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians. — Orson Welles
Certain foods no longer agree with me. If I eat French fries, I might feel sick to my stomach. — Carnie Wilson
I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked. — Robert Winston
As a kid, I always wanted to be lots of things. I was a Walter Mitty type. I wanted to be in the French Foreign… — Jonathan Winters
I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano. — Norman Wisdom
I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance. — Steven Wright
After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better… — Frans de Waal
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers's Centre Georges Pompidou of 1971-1977 - the true prototype of the modern museum as popular architectural spectacle - wound up… — Martin Filler
Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller was an active… — Geoff Mulgan
We in Britain stopped evolving gastronomically with the advent of the pie. Everything beyond that seemed like a brave, frightening new world. We knew the… — John Oliver
I know a lot of people with obsessive qualities, and there's a positive and negative part to it. There's the appeal of someone who's so… — Callum Keith Rennie
The French have a new president, the British will soon have a new P.M., and we envy them as we endure the endless wait for… — Garrison Keillor
To place man properly at the present time, he stands somewhere between the angels and the French. — Mark Twain
18th century scientists, the French in particular, seldom did things simply if an absurdly demanding alternative was available. — Bill Bryson
Nothing rekindles my spirits, gives comfort to my heart and mind, more than a visit to Mississippi... and to be regaled as I often have… — Craig Claiborne
Cookery means…English thoroughness, French art, and Arabian hospitality; it means the knowledge of all fruits and herbs and balms and spices; it means carefulness, inventiveness,… — John Ruskin
Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar… — Norman Douglas
Speak in French when you can’t think of the English for a thing-- turn your toes out when you walk--- And remember who you are! — Lewis Carroll
I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but… — Jonathan Swift
My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce. — Mitch Albom
He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you… — Michael Pollan

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