“Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.”

“We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential data.”

“I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.”

“France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.”

“My adversary is the world of finance.”

“My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.”

“Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice. ”

“Simple life is always good. Fortune should not be created on other's money.”

“As long as he deceived himself about the truth, he could blame fortune and have confidence in the future. Now the clouds of madness were closing round his mind.”

“The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.”

“By the time we've made it, we've had it.”

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

“Lift your hips for me, love.”

“It is very wrong to make fun of anyone because you make fun of the Lord residing within. It doesnt matter if it is a donkey, but after all, (finally) who is he? He is God.”

“His smile wavers. I've been looking at him too long. 'Are you OK?' he says. I nod, take a deep breath. Then I lean over and kiss him.”