Country Quote by Emmanuel Macron

Far less envy in America than in France.

— Stendhal

Far less envy in America than in France, and far less wit.

— Stendhal

It is perfectly possible to be enamoured of Paris while remaining totally indifferent or even hostile to the French.

— James A. Baldwin

We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at…

— Francois Hollande

Excuse my French everybody in America, but I am pissed.

— Ray Nagin

Envy is more irreconcilable than hate. It is the most corroding of all political vices and also a great power in our land. The…

— Hans F. Sennholz

French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.

— Vincent Cassel

We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable.

— Simon Cowell

“We shall convince France and the world, that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and a sense…

— John Adams

I don't feel like I have to be nationalistic French because I'm afraid of losing whatever. No, no, no, no. And also I don't…

— Jean Reno

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

— Jean Rostand

We, the French, are viscerally attached to our laicite, our sovereignty, our independence, our values. The world knows that when France is attacked, it…

— Marine Le Pen