I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living..

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France..

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the….

To me, it's important to preserve proximity to the people. I wouldn't do anything pretentious, and nothing that hurts the people who voted for me. Tr….

If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's….

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics..

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..

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

There cannot be prosperity without security..

The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it..

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions….

I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French..

There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that in Fra….

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 Fren….

A large country with such outstanding economic performance as Germany cannot forget that it owes some of its success to demand from other European co….

There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?.

I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt..

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at t….

I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand..

An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home..

I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five ….