Quotes from Emmanuel Macron

France is a strong, wealthy country.

To think that our political organisation is immutable is the best way to hand the country over to the extremes.

The challenge is to open a new page in our political life and to take action so that everyone is able to find his or her place in France and in Europe.

I have decided to create a new political movement.

Popularity isn't an objective in itself. I'm not in this game.

Our language, history, and civilization shine out across every continent.

Don't leave criticism of the E.U. to those who hate it.

I've taken my time. I've thought about it; I've consulted, and I've decided that we are going to create a new political movement, one that will be neither on the Right or the Left.

In a common project, we can bring together well-meaning people from the Left and the Right.

We have the eurozone. Could we accept to be cleared, regulated, and de facto have inflows and outflows from a country that has decided to leave the E.U.? For me, definitely not.

I refuse to give into the sad reflex of French envy because this envy paralyzes our country.

My priority is my economy minister mandate and to create momentum.

I thoroughly believe that reading and literature can help a society to better understand itself.

I am proud of my immaturity and political inexperience.

We are a continent of refugees, and if you say we can't integrate refugees, that's not consistent with our values, even if borders cannot be wide open.

Brexit is the other face of the refugee crisis - tensions that lead to stasis, external risks that lead to asymmetric shocks.

France has to accelerate in terms of reform.

France will be on the front line in the fight against terrorism.

I will lead a fight against Islamist terrorism at every level.

I'm a child of provincial France.

When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.

You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.

We have the force, the energy, and the determination, and we will not give in to fear.

France is back.