In my own situation, I cannot show anything... And I believe that everybody now understands that, president or not president, one is entitled to have a private life. But of course when one is president, this creates duties and obligations.
— Francois Hollande
People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail.
Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda.
I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster.
Whatever happened during the French presidential campaign will leave no hard feelings. I perfectly understand why Angela Merkel supported Nicolas Sarkozy because of the action they have taken together, even though I have questioned its results, and because of their shared political sensibility.
Our common responsibility is to put Europe's interests first.
My policies are producing results and will produce even more.
Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm.
The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division.
We will continue to hit those who threaten us.
We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.
Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.
Very strong declarations were made by those countries who are most responsible for global warming... the United States and China, which undertook commitments towards changing the situation.
Daesh is the enemy of Europe, and Europe cannot live with the idea that the crises that surround it don't have an effect on it.
To resolve the climate crisis, good will, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point.
The extremists wanted to divide France; it came together.
When I travel officially... and when I travel on a private basis, I have protection that is less suffocating. But I am protected everywhere.
Private life is always, at certain times, a challenge.
I must demonstrate I'm closer to people - a simpler, calmer presence, yet someone who can also make decisions and obtain promised results.
The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.
The partnerships between Schmidt and Giscard, Kohl and Mitterrand, and even between Chirac and Schroeder, have proved that political differences do not mean that we cannot work together.
The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected.
Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.
Long live the Republic, and long live France.
Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.
We must not lose time, neither for dealing in a suitable way with the question of the United Kingdom's exit, nor for providing a new impetus for the E.U.
France has been struck on the day of her national holiday - the 14th of July, Bastille Day - the symbol of liberty, because human rights are denied by fanatics, and France is clearly their target.
There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad.
Europe must be understood and controlled by its citizens.
The fight against global warming is a humanitarian issue - how the planet can be preserved - and it is also an issue of considerable economic importance, of what we call green growth.
ISIL struck France because it is 'free' and 'the nation of human rights'. This is not a war of civilisation, as these assassins don't have any. This is a war against the jihadist menace that threatens not just France.
There must be protection of the external borders.
China... has the capacity to ensure its stability and growth.
My security is assured everywhere, and at any moment.
People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.
In August 2012, the international community should have been far more determined in dealing with the Bashar Assad regime.
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.
As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany.
Whoever pays should control; whoever pays should sanction. I agree. But budgetary union should be completed by a partial mutualisation of debts through eurobonds.
Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers.
What the terrorists want is to scare us and fill us with dread.
We are absolutely clear: when these unaccompanied minors have a family link in the United Kingdom, then they must go to the United Kingdom. And they must go quickly and in an efficient fashion.
Calling into question the Touquet deal on the pretext that Britain has voted for Brexit and will have to start negotiations to leave the union doesn't make sense.
We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.
I noticed that parts of the opposition have been hostile to any revision of the constitution.
Make no mistake: we will win, and groups like ISIL will lose.
The migrant question is directly linked to the crisis in Syria and Iraq.
Our enemy in Syria is Daesh: it's not about containing but destroying this organisation.
There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalisation.
Everyone must be in the same competitive situation, including on the fiscal level.
