French Quotes

1316 French quotes by 958 unique authors

The readership of Victorian novels, when they were published, was much less diverse. People were probably white, and had enough money to be literate. Very… — Eleanor Catton
While foreign competitors, French or Japanese or German, merrily bid for contracts abroad, American companies find themselves tangled in a web of legislation designed to… — Elliott Abrams
My grandfather was a French professor in Kolkata, though I never met him. — Nita Ambani
The Arab spring was not as radical as the French or Iranian revolutions. It did not pull out the deeply entrenched roots of the state.… — Wadah Khanfar
I speak French, and I grew up with French, so my English is Franglais. — Corneille Ewango
The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip… — Guy Davenport
Canada was for me very much Sweden, you know? Very much open people, that they read books, they go see films. I felt at home… — Michael Nyqvist
I wish I were shyly, quietly intriguing, like Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, like someone French and fashionable who knows how to twirl her ladylike locks just… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs. — Stephen Kinzer
Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor la Danse from… — Robert Gottlieb
Because my father is French, my first school was the Lycee Francais de Londres in Kensington. — Claire Tomalin
Cinco de Mayo is an important day. The Mexicans had to defend themselves from the French. It is historically significant, but it is not Mexican… — Unknown Author
France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films. — Clotilde Hesme
I painted with my husband a portrait of a naked Serge Gainsbourg draped with a French flag, and it hangs in our bedroom. I love… — Stephanie Szostak
When I was in my teens and 20s, I looked to older Italian and French women. They always seemed so incredibly attractive to me because… — Justine Bateman
The bands you like and know that are French are always outsiders in the French music industry - Daft Punk, Air. — Laurent Brancowitz
We have 200,000 kids a year who drop out of the French school system and have no hope. They become a drag on society. — Xavier Niel
Great French design is often about unexpected touches. — Candice Olson
I work, play and do everything in French. — Philippe Falardeau
I like salty, creamy foods. I could sit down with a bag of chips and French onion dip and go to town! That would be… — Christina Hendricks
English dialogues are always just what you need and nothing more - like something out of Hemingway. In Italian and in French, dialogues are always… — Bernardo Bertolucci
Cannes is a little bit like French wine. There are certain years that people prefer over others. — Rob Lowe
When we played Paris, the English punks would come over, and they got to know the French punks. There was some nice scenes in the… — Joe Strummer
The most classic French dessert around the holidays is the Christmas log, with butter cream. Two flavors. Chocolate and coconut. My first job in the… — Alain Ducasse
I have a very nice garden and extraordinary markets, where there are products from the earth and the sea, in the French Basque country. — Alain Ducasse

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