Nicolas Sarkozy quotes

Nicolas Sarkozy is a French politician who served as the President of France from 2007 to 2012. Known for his dynamic leadership style, he introduced major reforms in economic and immigration policy. He remains a prominent figure in French public life and international affairs. Here are 33 of his quotes:

I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard. (Nicolas Sarkozy)
We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to down somebody, all means can be used. Nothing will lead me astray from the path that I have chosen. View quote
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If living in France bothers some people, they should feel free to leave the country. View quote
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The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice. View quote
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To be a young Gaullist is to be a revolutionary! View quote
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If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open. View quote
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I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar. View quote
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I love life too much to be bitter. View quote
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You are the eternal France, I love you. View quote
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I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency. View quote
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In a presidential campaign, you can't lie. You can't hide what you are and what you want. You can't hide what kind of President you'll be. You can't keep on talking about nothing indefinitely and committing to nothing, you can't keep running away from debate, masking the challenges. (Nicolas Sarkozy)
Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests. View quote
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I do not see how proving my family, brotherly love for Quebec should be strengthened by defying Canada. View quote
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I want to issue a call to everyone in the world who believes in the values of tolerance, freedom, democracy, humanism, to all those who are persecuted by tyranny, by dictatorships. View quote
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Canadians are friends and Quebecers are my family. View quote
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What France knows deep down is that within this great Canadian people, there is a Quebec nation. View quote
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The Islamization of Europe is inevitable. View quote
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Sod off then, asshole. View quote
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It's disrespectful to tell the French in the morning that you're going to reduce the debt, in the evening that you're not going to make any savings, and the next morning, after thinking about it, that you're going to spend more. View quote
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You won't hear from me again. View quote
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A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come. (Nicolas Sarkozy)
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. View quote
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I am not a man of my party. I do not talk only to socialists and union leaders. View quote
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France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. View quote
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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! View quote
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Nicolas Sarkozy

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Photo: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: French Statesman
Born: January 28, 1955
Quotes count: 33
Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy

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