Jacques Chirac Country Quotations

Those who admire you -- and they are as numerous in France as they are in your own country -- know that this extraordinary performance represents courage, effort, determination.

We can't trust people who have such bad food. After Finland, it's the country with the worst food,

The countries concerned must channel the bulk of their efforts to curb emissions through national or regional measures. No country can elude its share of the collective effort.

What is at stake is how to answer the potential threat Iraq represents with the risk of proliferation of WMD. Baghdad's regime did use such weapons in the past. Today, a number of evidences may lead to think that, over the past four years, in the absence of international inspectors, this country has continued armament programs.

As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?

If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.

Helping to build a better-organized, fair and harmonious world: that idea lies at the heart of my conception of our country's role. Down through the centuries, France has provided answers to the great questions facing mankind. In continuing to do so, France is responding to a genuine demand, displaying leadership and influencing the course of events.

You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. It [Great Britain] is the country with the worst food after Finland.

The Iranian president is taking the risk of his country being made an outlaw state.