Quotessence
Home / Authors / Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac Quotes

Former President of France

Filter quotes by topic

AllFrancePeopleCountryIfsWeaponsProliferationWorldAcceptingCircumstancesConcerned

Famous Jacques Chirac Quotes

“As far as France is concerned, we are ready to envisage everything that can be done under UNSCR 1441. [...] But I repeat that every possibility offered by the present resolution must be explored, that there are a lot of them and they still leave us with a lot of leeway when it comes to ways of achieving the objective of eliminating any weapons of mass destruction which may exist in Iraq. I'd like nevertheless to note that, as things stand at the moment, I have, to my knowledge, no indisputable proof in this sphere.”

WayMayStillsDoneMomentsAchievePossibilityReadyWeaponsMassConcernedDestructionNotesIraqProofObjectivesFranceRepeatsResolutionSpheresNeverthelessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionEliminating
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“Never before has information been so important, to governments and businesses alike. And please don't imagine that some of you gathered here today may be less concerned than others. Globalization means that the "butterfly effect" is everywhere at work. The mistakes of a stockbroker in Singapore or the collapse of the Baht in Bangkok, the decisions of a Finnish industrial concern, or what the Governor of Minas Gerais in Brazil decides to do about his State's debt, have had consequences for the world as a whole.”

WorldMayMeanImportantStatesWholeGovernmentTodayDecisionBusinessMistakeImagineEffectsInformationPleaseConsequenceConcernConcernedDebtButterflyCollapseImagine ThatGovernorsGlobalizationBrazilSingaporeFinnishStockbrokersBangkokButterfly EffectGovernment And Business
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“King Fahd was also committed to the strong and trusting relations between France and Saudi Arabia. This old friendship, which began with an exceptional link established by General De Gaulle, took on a new dimension under his reign, helped by a shared vision of what was at stake regionally and internationally.”

StrongVisionKingsRelationCommittedFranceDimensionsLinksStakesReignExceptionalOld FriendsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisOld FriendshipShared Vision
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“For the first time, humanity is instituting a genuine instrument Kyoto Protocol of global governance,"..."By acting together, by building this unprecedented instrument, the first component of an authentic global governance, we are working for dialogue and peace.”

FirstsTogetherHumanityActingBuildingFirst TimeInstrumentsClimate ChangeGenuineDialogueGlobal WarmingComponentsGovernanceUnprecedentedProtocolKyotoKyoto ProtocolActing Together
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“Our house is burning down and we are blind to it. The earth and humankind are in danger and we are all responsible. It is time to open our eyes. Alarms are sounding across all continents. We cannot say we did not know! Climate warming is still reversible. Heavy would be the responsibility of those who refuse to fight it.”

KnowsStillsWould BeEyeEarthFightingHouseResponsibilityEnvironmentDangerResponsibleDown AndBlindClimateRefuseHeavyBurningHumankindContinentsAlarmsBurning Down
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“Helping to build a better-organized, fair and harmonious world: that idea lies at the heart of my conception of our country's role. Down through the centuries, France has provided answers to the great questions facing mankind. In continuing to do so, France is responding to a genuine demand, displaying leadership and influencing the course of events.”

WorldHeartIdeasCountryHelpingLyingCoursesLeadershipAnswersRolesInfluenceMankindCenturyEventsDemandFairsGenuineOur CountryFranceOrganizedConceptionContinuingHarmoniousResponding
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“It is with enormous distress that France has just learned of the monstrous attacks there is no other word for it that have just struck the United States of America. In these horrifying circumstances, the entire people of France, and I want to emphasize this, stand by the people of America. They express their friendship and solidarity in this tragedy. Naturally, I want to assure President Bush of my total support. France, as you know, has always condemned and unreservedly condemns terrorism, and considers that terrorism must be combated by all possible means.”

PeopleKnowsWantMeanStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportCircumstancesTragedyTerrorismEnormousFranceSeptemberSolidarityDistressUnited States Of AmericaPresident BushMonstrousSeptember 11
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“What is at stake is how to answer the potential threat Iraq represents with the risk of proliferation of WMD. Baghdad's regime did use such weapons in the past. Today, a number of evidences may lead to think that, over the past four years, in the absence of international inspectors, this country has continued armament programs.”

ThinkingYearsMayCountryUseTodayPastAnswersNumbersFourRiskWeaponsEvidenceProgramThreatInternationalIraqAbsenceStakesFour YearsRegimesOver The PastBaghdadProliferationArmamentWmdInspectorsWmds In Iraq
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even on the continuity and professionalism of its foreign policy. France will be heeded if it has a message to convey. Faced with the temptations of laissez-faire, France must stand out as the nation with the imagination and determination to pursue an ambition that combines cogency with generosity.”

IfsWorldNationsImaginationInfluenceCenturyPolicyDependsSceneAuthorityAmbitionMessagesDeterminationPursueTemptationFranceGenerosityForeign Policy21st CenturyStanding OutContinuityModernityProfessionalismLaissez FaireCohesion
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“Our house is burning and we look elsewhere. Nature, mutilated and over-exploited, can no longer reconstitute itself and we refuse to admit it. Humanity is suffering. It is suffering from poor development, in the North as in the South, and we are indifferent. The Earth and humanity are in peril and we are all responsible. It is time now to open our eyes”

LooksEyeEarthSufferingHumanityHousePoorDevelopmentResponsibleSouthRefuseBurningElsewhereIndifferentPeril
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image

“Franco-American relations have been, and always will be, both conflictual and excellent. The U.S. finds France unbearable with its pretensions; we find the U.S. unbearable with its hegenomism. But deep down, we remember that the 'boys' - came to help us two times, just as the Americans remember that the French helped them with their independence. So there will be sparks but no fire, because a real bond exists.”

Has BeensTwoRealHelpingRememberExistenceBoysFireRelationIndependenceFranceExcellentSparksUnbearableDeep DownPretensionFranco
Author:Jacques Chirac
Create image