135 Quotes by Nicolas Sarkozy

Francois Hollande is an intelligent man. I do not have a problem with him. The only thing is, he has never held office at the state level. Honestly, can you imagine Francois Hollande as president of France? Imagine it!

A global license is not a viable solution. Not only because the sums are never very high, but above all because artists and rights holders want, with reason, to be remunerated for their talent and their work and not in a collective manner.

Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts. A mistake for which I would like to apologise or explain myself and which I will not make again. Now, I know the job.

All these squats and all these buildings have to be closed to stop these tragedies, and that's what I've asked the police commissioner to do because we're talking about human beings living in unacceptable conditions,

The France that gets up early to go to work in the morning

A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come.

The current elements available to me indicate that the police officers were not chasing these youths,

France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat.

I committed myself totally, fully, but I didn't succeed in convincing a majority of French... I didn't succeed in making the values we share win.