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From Chirac and Schroeder we have seen a rhetorical commitment for France and Germany to co-operate but when they have combined it has been to block reforms. They have not produced an actual agenda for advancing the union, unlike the days of Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterand, when France and Germany really were driving Europe.

Gael is a great young player and everyone in France should be very excited about him,

Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there.

If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.

I always loved Japanese movies. And they had an enormous impact in France - the Nouvelle Vague took so much from them. It taught us how the camera was placed in the centre of the action.

He has injured his AC joint and certainly won't be available against France next week.

We expect to double Chinese investments in France in the coming years with a series of new incentives.

Whatever minor differences we have, this task can be taken on only by Germany and France together,

What impresses me every time I come in and see this thing, ... is how fast aviation advanced beyond the Wright brothers. If you think it was only about 15 years until they were dog fighting over France in WWI...

He said, 'If I ever win the lottery, I would see the world. I want to go to France and Greece.' He wanted to go everywhere.

The painting was only outside France once, in 1955, when it was in a Giorgione exhibition in Venice.

We looked good playing three strikers and I am not sure what the manager is going to do now. If I can keep scoring for Liverpool then hopefully the France manager will take note of what I am doing.

We made the change for the France game but playing Australia it's right to go back to Tindall. He is a key part of our team and has been for a long time.

He was sent off at the 1998 World Cup, and now he missed two penalties against France and Portugal. Beckham appears to have a problem with nerves.

He certainly would still be in France if not for Loretta and Dennis.

I would say that France Road and Jourdan Road are close to being a total loss.

Just one month from now DFW will finally have Air France Cargo. We have been working to get Air France to come to DFW for years. The time is right, the market is primed and we look forward to having key new service to Europe.

It appears to be an experience certainly of countries, developed countries like the U.S. and England and France and Spain.

Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.

It is a different style here, there are fouls that would be given in France but are not given here so you have to get to know about that,

I think the Netherlands and Belgium should set up a joint competition. This way we can counter the (financial) strength of countries like Britain, Spain, Italy, France and Germany where they just splash money about.

I think that is part of the reason why the commission has become frustrated with France and Germany's pleas that they shouldn't be aggressively tightening in this downturn.

It is not about just coming back for a few games. It would have to be with my sights set on France 2007.

I went first to France and then to England where I studied and at the same time I tried to make a serious study of the basic Marxist philosophy.

It is better for France to use its position to solve the issue, complicating the situation is easy, but diplomats should refrain from harsh comments.

I think there is a competitive problem in France and the view we've taken is that Germany could surprise on the upside ... while I think France could surprise on the downside.

Just call your bank and tell them, 'I'm going to be using this card in France or Bongo or wherever it is.

I say this on behalf of the EU3 (Britain, France and Germany): We do not wish to see Iran referred to the Security Council.

Our international gains were very, very strong this quarter as we expect that, of course, to continue. Europe is doing extremely well for us, much larger offices in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

Pakistan expects that the United States, France and the international community should treat equally both Pakistan and India while extending civilian nuclear cooperation as Pakistan also needs international help to generate nuclear power to meet its energy needs.

Playing and living in France is a great opportunity for him and his family and when his time is up there, we'll happily welcome him back.

Someone needs to rescue France from its self-proclaimed malaise. Close to a quarter of its young people are unemployed, but they're too busy burning cars to look for jobs.

My teens and 20s were spent lying on sheets of tinfoil in the weak English sun, covered in baby oil. In Greece and France I would burn, then turn a dark brown.

My nightmare is to follow the path of France and Germany in socioeconomic policy.

My priority is try to win a championship with the Spurs. Off the court I just let them say whatever they want. I'm used to it a little bit. When I go back to France it's crazy. Everywhere I go it's like a lot of people, paparazzi. So, you just stay with your bodyguard and go into private restaurants and stuff like that.

Mark underwent surgery after a scan on Monday night and further assessment yesterday. He will miss the France game, but should make a speedy recovery.

Marcelle has a very particular approach. Generally speaking, she goes for well-crafted, accessible movies. They're not obscure or esoteric. They're really some of the best that France and Quebec and other French-language territories have to offer. So, year after year, you go and most of the films are good. There is a level of confidence that develops.

I think it would be good for the sport. Three cars is a good number. I told (former NASCAR president) Bill France many, many years ago that one of our biggest concerns is when a group of car owners has five teams, six teams, all of a sudden you only have five or six car owners.

It is clear to everybody that France needs reform. Our unemployment is too high, particularly among the young, but employers fear that once people are taken on staff it becomes very difficult and expensive to lay them off in a downturn, so we need labor market flexibility.

It is easier to crush me than to investigate the role of France itself, which benefited greatly from this subtle game of shadows and light, which I inherited but did not start or gain from,

Maybe I need a new challenge. I remember when a France team-mate told me once, 'When you wear the AC Milan shirt, it shows you have succeeded'. That makes you think.

When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.

What we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it's the opposite.

I spent my time very nicely in many ways, but not fully satisfactory. Then I became Professor in France, but realized that I was not - for the job that I should spend my life in.

The ambassadors of Denmark and France should be sent back.

That was the way Bill France Sr. built the speedway. We thought that was our plus.

That was our main objective because the 2007 World Cup will be played in France and we want to keep our home advantage inviolate until the final.

I was really goosed after that last Test, so a break in France with family and friends has been just what I needed, ... But good as that was, our focus is now on Trent Bridge and the Aussies. After all, we're trying to win the Ashes and that's a massive prize.

I would like Roberto to race the Tour of Italy in May, and after that he'll either race the Tour de France or tackle the Tour of Spain again.

My chances of racing in this year's Tour de France are slim to none. That's what got me out of bed every morning.

Most folks want to believe in Armstrong, in the credibility of his courage, in the veracity of his inspiration, in the purity of his Tour de France titles. Most want to believe, but does everyone dare? We've been suckers for hearts-and-flowers icons before.

Member states are sometimes tempted to seek to protect their industrial or financial crown jewels from takeovers by companies from other countries, ... We have seen such signals from France just recently.

We have our favorite haunts. We travel through most of Europe, Belgium, Spain, Holland, France and Italy.

you can find anything you want - if you don't find it in the decisions of France or Italy, it's in the decisions of Somalia, or Japan, or Indonesia or wherever.

Winning the World Cup is the most beautiful thing to have happened to France since the Revolution.

Whilst these are the toughest markets Kingfisher has faced in many years, particularly in the UK, B&Q UK and Castorama France are acting to drive sales and improve cost productivity.

We can tell that the gap between China and France is rather limited. However, we still need a way to go to catch up with Britain.

When it comes to punishing this murderous folly, France will be at the side of the United States.

We realize that some have been interpreting Chirac's remarks as having a direct link to Iran. The German government doesn't see this link. We're convinced that France, Britain and Germany have identical views on how the Iran issue should be resolved, and we're talking about a diplomatic solution. We have no reason to believe that France is aiming to divert from this co-coordinated policy.

We have to try and win the ball early even the weather is a little bit against it. We have to be as motivated and concentrated as we were against France for 93 minutes if we want to beat Switzerland. It's not going to be easy at all, absolutely not.

We ended up with Air France because they acquired KLM, and we owned KLM. We still own it because it's still undervalued and it's profitable.

We had a long discussion. I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.

We have a good chance of beating France because Marat is here. I think the French are afraid of him, just by his very being here even if he does not play. They have all been beaten by him.

We wanted to go to the Stade de France because we have been waiting for this for a long time.

We have to maintain our focus and remind ourselves at every moment that Scotland has already beaten England and France this year, and mathematically is still in running for the title.

We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking women over 60... So there is culture here in France that even if you are older, you can stay beautiful.

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon.' Need I say more?

We know very well that there won't be peace in the region without the active participation of Syria, ... Consequently, we want to combine our efforts, France and Syria, to attain our objective.

We have a very serious situation with Iran. This is not a dispute between the EU-3 (Britain, France and Germany) and Iran. It is the interest of the international community as a whole.

The quality of life of European cities and towns of almost any size make life in America look not just like a joke, but a sick joke, a horror movie. But I'd rather stay involved and do what I can to make this a better place than move to the south of France and enjoy the good life.

we'll end up being the France of the 21st century.

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.

Though there are laws against blasphemy and insult to religion in many European countries, France has institutionalised its anti-clerical past by proscribing religion from public life.

We didn't see any major change out of France or Germany. While the reaction to Mr. Powell's speech at the United Nations obviously was positive, I think when people realized that Germany was not changing its stance and France wasn't softening too much, it was back to worries of uncertainty.

We didn't see any major change out of France or Germany, ... While the reaction to Mr. Powell's speech at the United Nations obviously was positive, I think when people realized that Germany was not changing its stance and France wasn't softening too much, it was back to worries of uncertainty.

We are quite accustomed to pretty modest growth in trade book sales. It's not growing fast in Spain, in France and the U.K. The way we've constructed our business in most countries is to have a very balanced operation. So if in one year trade is not good in France, you're going to have a best seller in the U.K.

We are paying for the strong level of the euro. An American would think twice before coming to France on holiday.

We are paying for the strong level of the euro, ... An American would think twice before coming to France on holiday.

Timmy is important to us, and we feel it is important for him to know he is important, rather than just giving him a contract and paying him to play basketball. We want him to know we really do care about him. This has been a little tougher than going to France or Argentina, because there's not really a place to play in the Virgin Islands. But the University of the Virgin Islands was so gracious and accommodating, it worked out well. The biggest problem was probably getting everyone there.

We delivered the messages we wanted to deliver. We had two main points - the enthusiasm of France for the games and the long-standing relations between France and Africa.

I really and definitely think that France has the capability to come forward. The EU should maintain their own position, without influence.

the French write plays and paint as naturally as we play jazz - it's just a national gift.

I have never liked France or the French, and I have never stopped saying so. (15th February 1945)

The peoples of Islam will always be closer to us than, for example, France. (2nd April 1945)

France is revolutionary or she is nothing at all. The revolution of1789 is her political religion.

The D-Day moniker wasn't invented for the Allied invasion. The same name had been attached to the date of every planned offensive of World War II. It was first coined during World War I, at the U.S. attack at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, in France in 1918.

We'll take all five players to France and then I'll choose the best four just before the draw.

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.

When I served as US Ambassador to NATO in the 1970s, the center of gravity in Europe was France and Germany.

At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US.

Does this boat go to Europe, France?

Frenchwomen just never look ungroomed, do they?

In France they don't think I'm difficult.

Hello Frances, I have just been to health class, and I was wondering how your feminine parts were developing.

Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.

We have been in constant contact with the airworthiness authorities in the UK and France, the airframe and engine manufacturers, and Air France throughout Concorde's flying life, and particularly closely since the accident in Paris last month,

We will go out and play rugby against France and we believe that we're capable of doing something very special.

We would have preferred to have had France as part of the overall decision, and of course France strongly believes in the defense of Turkey and is in absolute solidarity with Turkey,

We would ask the Interpol head office in Lyon, France to issue a red alert notice on Zhang Du. Once the notice is issued, it would circulate among the 186 Interpol offices. When he is found in their jurisdiction, and if allowed by their laws, they could arrest him or an information would be forwarded to the requesting party as to his presence thereat,

There has been a preference in Germany and France for fillers on the right. But research in the United States has not shown a preference strong enough to affect buying decisions.