Quotes by Nicolas Sarkozy

“Duel at the bedside”

“What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques, where we know that the rules of the republic are respected, and secret places where extremism has been developing for too long,”

“We no longer want an immigration that is inflicted (on us) but an immigration that is chosen, this is the founding principle of the new immigration policy I advocate.”

“If a wife is kept hostage at home without learning French, the whole family will be asked to leave (the country).”

“Either the facts are proved, and in that case there will be disciplinary action, or these are lies and in that case I reserve the right to protect the honor of men whose work allowed lives to be saved. I will publish all elements of this inquiry.”

“We want to allow families to return to football stadiums and feel safe. It was about time.”

“We must create conditions for dialogue. All this must end as soon as possible, because each day that goes by strengthens conditions for confrontations, for problems, and maybe even for tragedy.”

“I am showing solidarity while being different. Or if you prefer, I am being different while being in solidarity.”

“I am showing solidarity while being different.”

“No-one believes that in just three months the situation there has been properly resolved.”

What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind. America did not tell the millions of men and women who came from every country in the world and who -- with their hands, their intelligence and their heart -- built the greatest nation in the world: ‘Come, and everything will be given to you.’ She said: ‘Come, and the only limits to what youll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.