How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? Charles de Gaulle
When France has a cold, all Europe sneezes. Prince Klemens von Metternich
There is no hell. There is only France. Frank Zappa
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. Douglas William Jerrold
Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country. Sarah Bernhardt
France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door. Barbara Cartland
In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport. Julia Child
It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important. Gertrude Stein
Political thought, in France, is retrospective or Utopian. Raymond Aron