French Quotes

My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends.

In fact, it is amazing how much European films - Italian, French, German and English - have recovered a certain territory of the audience in their countries over the last few years.

As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen.

The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.

When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language.

Ho joined the French socialist party, the first Vietnamese to be a member of a French political party.

The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.

There's always something fishy about the French.

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

French and German illustrate the misleading character of apparent grammatical simplicity just as well.

When I'm up on stage, I don't think about anything except the song I'm singing. Anyway, the majority of my audience is female, and I can't think that many of them want to see me a French maid outfit somehow!

Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life.

Well, let's say we acknowledged the School of French Painting - the Paris School of painting as the leading force and vitality of the time. I think that was understood and felt and experienced.

I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.

Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon.

My main camera is a Nikon D3. I use a French camera from the 1800s for wet plate photography, I use a Hasselblad sometimes. But to me the camera really doesn't matter that much. I don't have a preference for film or digital.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

The French are true romantics. They feel the only difference between a man of forty and one of seventy is thirty years of experience.

My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.

The French had an obvious financial interest in Iraq. That's been documented. They were involved financially in Iraq and in some cases, I think with weapons of mass destruction.

The first thing I have to do to erase my French accent is think that it is actually possible, whereas for the moment, I think it's not. I have a lot of work.

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

The only consistent hobby I've had is studying Spanish and French because of some delusion of grandeur to work around the world. I love sports but usually I'm looking for the next job.

The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.

It wasn't a new idea. During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers.

My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American.

I have never had so much fun as in Montreal. I taught the kids French, I baby-sat, I went to school, I was a receptionist at a hairdresser's, I danced and drank all night. I found that the more you do, the more you have time to do... it's weird, non?

One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.