Nicolas Sarkozy Quotes

"Being able to find a compromise is about being brave and serving France. It is what the UMP asks for and expects."

"this doesn't mean it was fired by a police officer."

"Some people start further back because they have a handicap - color, culture or the district they come from. So we have to help them."

"The violent events that happened in our territory, and the people responsible [for the violence] will be arrested and punished."

"I remain convinced that the problems we have in the suburbs have been going on for 30 to 40 years."

"Once this crisis is overcome and calm is restored, each must also understand that there's also a certain feeling of injustice in some neighborhoods, ... I have thought this for a long time, and said it as well."

"Seventy-nine is naturally too many. The future cannot be built on violence."

"We want to allow families to return to football stadiums and feel safe. It was about time."

"Each time there is a news story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,"

"I am deeply worried because we are seeing an unleashing of violence by 2,000 to 3,000 thugs who come to smash and loot. My objective is to avoid mistakes by the police, so that people can protest in safety."

"I talk with real words,"

"None of us has a choice, ... We have to succeed. We will not budge a centimeter."

"Once the crisis is over, everyone will have to understand there are a certain number of injustices in some neighborhoods. We are trying to be firm and avoid any provocation. We have to avoid any risk of explosion, ... scum."

"When there's a misunderstanding, one must make a compromise. This word is not a bad word."

"French people want us to re-establish the order of the republic, ... We will answer their expectation, because we can't build a future in violence."

"The trust that German voters showed in you confirms that the ideas and values that we share are correct."

"If someone shoots at the police, he is not a 'youth,' he is a thug,"

"The current elements available to me indicate that the police officers were not chasing these youths,"

"I speak with real words,"

"We will monitor its targeted application on part of the national territory, as events develop, ... We now have the possibility to be even more effective."