Quotes by Francois Hollande

"I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster."

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"I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds."

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"My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance."

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"My adversary is the world of finance."

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"We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt."

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"Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality."

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