305 Quotes by Jacques Chirac

I share the pain of those families who have lost a loved one, and I offer my deepest condolences and sympathy,

As far as France is concerned, we are ready to envisage everything that can be done under UNSCR 1441. [...] But I repeat that every possibility offered by the present resolution must be explored, that there are a lot of them and they still leave us with a lot of leeway when it comes to ways of achieving the objective of eliminating any weapons of mass destruction which may exist in Iraq. I'd like nevertheless to note that, as things stand at the moment, I have, to my knowledge, no indisputable proof in this sphere.

France accepted that the President of the Commission be elected by the European Parliament,

These statements, presented as medical, are in fact texts devised by the patient, those close to him, his aides, ... authentic.

Anything that can hurt the convictions of another, particularly religious convictions, must be avoided. Freedom of expression must be exercised in a spirit of responsibility. I condemn all manifest provocation that might dangerously fan passions.

These events harm the cease-fire and the calm that we have respected,

I always thought that economic growth and job creation cannot simply be decreed, notably by Paris,

France is deeply upset to learn of the monstrous attacks that have just struck the United States.... In these terrible circumstances, all French people stand by the American people. We express our friendship and solidarity in this tragedy.

He has been far from absent; he has been present every day and nothing has been done without his personal input.