Country Quote by Michel Hazanavicius

There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that…

— Francois Hollande

Once you've lived in France, you don't want to live anywhere else, including France.

— John Ashbery

I don't live in France; I live in myself.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

In Paris you're always surrounded by French people.

— David Sedaris

I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our…

— Francois Hollande

We often ask our citizens to split their public and private selves, telling them in effect that it is fine to be religious in…

— Stephen L. Carter

Today religion is increasingly pushed aside by secularizing influences such as the university, the media, and politics. Rather than having a major voice in…

— Paul Copan

France is a country where thinking is supposed to be furtive, invisible, almost clandestine. France is a country of cliques and sects.

— Bernard-Henri Levy

In America it's good to show people you are fine, you're healthy, you're sporty, you're happy to do things, to live. And in France…

— Lea Seydoux

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing…

— Francois Hollande

France is a country where life is more than just your job. I feel like, in America, you're defined by your work. But in…

— Alexia Landeau

In France, they make you feel that you cannot be two things at the same time. You can't be French and Arabic; you can't…

— eL Seed