27 Quotes by Lionel Jospin

Today I am a candidate in the presidential election, ... in the spirit of responsibility, the foundation of authority.

We must go beyond the trial of strength, ... I appeal to everyone's sense of responsibility. The government wants a positive and speedy solution to the conflict.

It is not acceptable that certain member states indulge in underhand competition to attract international investment and entice European companies to relocate their headquarters.

We must lead in a different way, ... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation.

No senior official -- neither the interior minister, nor the defense or justice ministers, nor the prime minister or any of my closest aides -- had any inkling or information about this criminal act before it was committed,

an exceptional woman ... who brilliantly gave Russian women a new image.

This accident is extremely serious, ... I am thinking about all the victims, the crew, and our friends in Germany who made up most of the passengers. I have also conveyed my condolences to German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

This is where we should start to set out the terms of a necessary dialogue with the producer countries.

This is the time to make commitments and see them through. That, in my eyes, is the basis for the relationship of trust that should exist between citizens and their highest representative,