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" I don't know if you can hear me, but I have heard you. I heard your willingness to change. Your force, your hope... and I want to tell you how grateful I am. Thank you, thank you, thank you, people of France. "

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" Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon. "

Francois Hollande

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" The arguments in the Brexit vote and in the American presidential campaign are about the same. In a friendly way, may I also give some advice to the American people to make the right choice when the moment comes. "

" Austerity need not be Europe's fate. "

" There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny. "

" I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics. "

" I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat. "

" I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone. "

" I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French. "

" The real threat comes from terrorism. "

" There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalisation. "

" Whatever happened during the French presidential campaign will leave no hard feelings. I perfectly understand why Angela Merkel supported Nicolas Sarkozy because of the action they have taken together, even though I have questioned its results, and because of their shared political sensibility. "

" We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet. "

" Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people. "

" The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe. "

" Everyone must be in the same competitive situation, including on the fiscal level. "

" Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future. "

" The Republic will destroy terrorism. "

" Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm. "

" My policies are producing results and will produce even more. "

" I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster. "

" The extremists wanted to divide France; it came together. "

" I can't separate the fight with terrorism and the fight against global warming. These are two big global challenges we have to face up to because we have to leave our children more than a world free of terror; we also owe them a planet protected from catastrophes. "

" My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly. "

" I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this. "

Francois Hollande

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" I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other. "

" Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers. "

Francois Hollande

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" Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017. "

" It's not for Germany to decide for the rest of Europe. "

" My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet. "

" When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language. "

Francois Hollande

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