French revolution Quote by Jarod Kintz

“Some good things did come out of France, but the place has become unbearably Gaulish don’t you think?”

— Peter Murphy

“... No one ever truly conquers the French.”

— Vivian LeMay

“DANTON: Could you indeed? It's you idealists who make the best tyrants. ROBESPIERRE: It seems a bit late to be having this conversation. I've…

— Hilary Mantel

“It's one of the things I like about being in France, it brings out the best in me, and always surprises me-and even when…

— Mark Greenside

“...What was the revolution for?" "Liberty. But people in France are tired of freedom. It's when people can vote that they realize how catastrophic…

— William Dietrich

“You must, of course. Robespierre doesn’t lie or cheat or steal, doesn’t get drunk, doesn’t fornicate—overmuch. He’s not a hedonist or a mainchancer or…

— Hilary Mantel

“... far be it from a French man to interfere with love.”

— E.A. Bucchianeri

“Rebellion is all we'll be talking about. Love is revolution, a kind of coup d'état and cultural reprogramming in its own little way.”

— The Harvard Lampoon

“I had come to the conclusion that I must really be French, only no one had ever informed me of this fact. I loved…

— Julia Child

“People said— though this felt like a heresy— that they had seen Camille make Robespierre laugh.”

— Hilary Mantel

“I did pick up a few tolerably ripe and breezy expressions out in France. All through my military career there was something about me…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“I’m not like that fellow who thought it a far, far better thing to trade his life for that of another. I’m nothing like…

— Franny Billingsley