305 Quotes by Jacques Chirac

a tragic loss that occurred. It's also tragic that many police officers have been hurt, men and women who are trying to protect democratically elected leaders and our necessary right to be able to discuss our common problems.

I feel very well, and I was starting to feel desperate to leave, ... Time was starting to drag, especially at lunch time. I am very happy now to go and eat.

As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?

I feel very well, and I was starting to feel desperate to leave,

Commitments have been made and France will live up to them.

National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction.

I can't establish a timeframe. It's not up to me. I have full confidence in the inspectors.

Disarmament should be done in a peaceful way,

France will insist on the need for updated and responsive institutions.