French culture Quote by Maurice Dekobra

“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

“(Note: Extreme sensibility of the French sometimes makes them difficult to deal with.)”

— E.M. Delafield

“But France's powerful armies, and a very large number of fortresses, ensure that the French Sovereign will possess the throne forever, and they do…

— Frederick the Great

The French are very individualistic.

— Eric Rohmer

The French are very bizarre. There is this collective depiction: 'We're in decline, we're being assailed, we must protect ourselves.'

— Alain Juppe

“just a short trip to any French territory in the Pacific is enough to convince even the most casual observer that the French are…

— Paul Theroux

“The French have such an attractive civilization, dedicated to calm pleasures and general tolerance, and their taste in every domain is so sharp, so…

— Edmund White

“In essence, France no longer existed. It existed only in the hatred of the French for one another.”

— Raymond Aron

“France is to me the heroine in the romance of all the nations of all time. This feeling was born in me years ago…

— William Arthur Sirmon

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

— Vivian LeMay

The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor…

— Jacques Chirac

The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.

— Alain Ducasse