At birth man is offered only one choice --the choice of his death. But if this choice is governed by distaste for his own existence, his life will never have been more than meaningless.

There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... Perhaps...

I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.

I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.

Quand le doigt montre le ciel, l’imbécile regarde le doigt. [When a finger is pointing up to the sky, only a fool looks at the finger.]

Grown ups’ could learn a lesson from watching cartoons.