Being Able To Find A Compromise Is

Perhaps The Mistake I Made At The Start Of My Mandate Is Not Understanding The Symbolic Dimension Of The President's Role And Not Being Solemn Enough In My Acts. A Mistake For Which I Would Like To Apologise Or Explain Myself And Which I Will Not Make Again. Now, I Know The Job.

We Must Defend Freedom Of Expression And If I Had To Chose, I Prefer The Excess Of Caricature Over The Excess Of Censure.

It's Disrespectful To Tell The French In The Morning That You're Going To Reduce The Debt, In The Evening That You're Not Going To Make Any Savings, And The Next Morning, After Thinking About It, That You're Going To Spend More.

To Be A Young Gaullist Is To Be A Revolutionary!

The French Like Burgers, Madonna And Miami Vice.