What I learned from being in France was learning to be better satisfied with my own country

Nothing has more retarded the advancement of learning than the disposition of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they cannot comprehend.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it

I am proud to be a Frenchman. I am proud to live in France, in a country where we don't execute somebody 21 years later.

France isn't a country that's massively racist. There's an enormous amount of mixing that occurs in France -- unlike a lot of European countries, where mixing is almost nonexistent. That means there's a lot of potential for fraternity and tolerance in France.