Geese Quote by Van Wyck Brooks

The French are very individualistic.

— Eric Rohmer

“In Virginia... all geese are swans.”

— John Adams

French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.

— Simon Baker

It must be something extraordinary to be able to say to yourself that the happiness of every French person is in your hands.

— Kylian Mbappe

You know how arrogant the French are - extraordinary.

— Gordon Ramsay

The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.

— Alain Ducasse

“have proved more important to the human race than any communications yet received through any of the chickens of the Cock-lane brood. France, less…

— Charles Dickens

“The French are never serious. They juggle with principles, make fun of difficulties and have been walking the tightrope of virtuosity for ten centuries.…

— Maurice Dekobra

It is difficult to admonish Frenchmen. Their habit of mind is unfavorable to preachment.

— Agnes Repplier

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

— E.M. Delafield

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world,…

— Bernard Pivot