Quotes from Jacques Chirac

Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.

National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction.

One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.

Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.

These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people.

Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.

If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world.

One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.

You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. It [Great Britain] is the country with the worst food after Finland.

They missed a great opportunity to shut up.

When you are in the family... you have more rights than when you are asking to join and knocking on the door.

As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.

As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?

France will insist on the need for updated and responsive institutions.

If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.

I would like to express to all Londoners, to all of the British people, the solidarity, the compassion and the friendship of France and the French people.