Quote by Ivor Novello Download Open image “There's something Vichy about the French.” — Ivor Novello ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Now, if you are like me - if you are like practically anybody in America - then you probably hold some negative opinions about… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Vichy emerged not only from what divided the French but also what united them: pacifism, fear of population decline, loss of confidence in national… — Julian Jackson Copy Share Image
Vichy proves one thing: if you don't want to know how low your fellow citizens can fall, and crawl, don't lose a war. — Frederic Raphael Copy Share Image
I consider that France and the Republic were in London during the occupation and that the Vichy regime was not France. — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
There were the events of 1968 when young people began to ask their parents, what did you do in the war? And since the… — Robert O. Paxton Copy Share Image
Well, he worked for a fairly harmless agency. He worked for the agency that looked after French prisoners of war. Though he was capable… — Robert O. Paxton Copy Share Image
Marshal Petain's Vichy regime looked like that new start. A couple of years later, it wasn't so evident that he was going to be… — Robert O. Paxton Copy Share Image
“the US continued to recognise Vichy and the Free French were reduced to operating in the US out of the office of the representative… — Jonathan Fenby Copy Share Image
“It is facile to condemn the French for giving in to the Nazis too easily when many French citizens would have still borne the… — Kate Quinn Copy Share Image
The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier. — Jean-Marie Le Pen Copy Share Image
We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
A couple of seats at a good picture house cost comparatively little but give a generous return in the shape of freshened minds and… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image