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The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.
Simon Baker

Arrogance, Reputation, Arrogant

French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.
Simon Baker

Themselves, Excusing

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.
Branford Marsalis

America, Spirit, Language

I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the French values are so different from American values.
Adrian Lyne

Life, Different, Here

And I think you understand a little bit more why she falls for him. In a way, watching the French do anything is a little more fun because their gestures are different. And in that way, they make everything interesting.
Adrian Lyne

Fun, Everything, Him

The songs of Bizet are by a French peer of Rossini. When Rossini stopped composing, he was living in Paris. He also wrote some beautiful songs in French.
Cecilia Bartoli

Beautiful, Living, Songs

I grew up in France, my first language was French, and I tend to gravitate towards French cooking.
Robert Stack

Language, Cooking, France

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.
Sally Kirkland

History, Art, Poetry

I don't think Russia will follow the United States's way. I don't think Russia will follow the French way. I'm sure Russia will find its own way.
Anatoly Chubais

Find, Sure, United

My father is Swedish and my mother is French.
Eva Green

Mother, Father, Swedish

I'm French, so I'm quite lazy about exercising, and I smoke. But I do love going for a run in the morning with my dog. That's all.
Eva Green

Love, Morning, Lazy

I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war - certainly, the French president, Jacques Chirac, as I recall in April of last year, referred to Iraq's possession of WMD.
David Kay

War, Last, Year

It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand.
Fredrik Bajer

Doubt, Since, English

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra.
Gerry Mulligan

Great, Guess, Orchestra

Who can doubt that between the English and the French, between the Scotch and the Irish, there are differences of character which have profoundly affected and still affect the course of history?
Goldwin Smith

History, Character, Doubt

The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Mother, Father, Felt

Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.
Jim Coleman

Took, Jazz, Classical

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom.
Boris Becker

Freedom, Rock, Parents

If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.
Wilfrid Laurier

It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.
Wilfrid Laurier

Themselves, Party, Simply

The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French.
Wilfrid Laurier

Language, English, Divinity

This country must be governed, and can be governed, simply on questions of policy and administration and the French Canadians who have had any part in this movement have never had any other intention but to organise upon those party distinctions and upon no other.
Wilfrid Laurier

Country, Questions, Party

Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in a minority in this House and in the country, were to organise as a political party, they would compel the majority to organise as a political party, and the result must be disastrous to themselves.
Wilfrid Laurier

Political, Country, Why

You have to adjust to where you are but the French are all together - the guys and the women. It's good.
Amelie Mauresmo

Good, Women, Together

I was picked up on a London street by a model agent. She took me to her office and then sent me to Paris to work in shows. It was supposed to be two weeks, but I ended up living there with my Zimbabwean boyfriend. I made enough money modeling and acting in French movies to buy a nice flat.
Saffron Burrows

Work, Money, Movies

I don't know French at all. I took some lessons when I was younger but all I know are the numbers. I've been told basically everyone in Monaco speaks English because of it being a huge vacation spot so I'm excited about that. I might not need to learn French after all.
Freddy Adu

After, Learn, Everyone

The French were mystified about the Watergate scandal.
Pierre Salinger

Scandal, Watergate

I'm not the healthiest eater, but I try to watch what I eat during the week. I kind of splurge on the weekends and eat french fries and pizza.
Jessica Szohr

A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
Mario Lemieux

Before, Stop, Season

When I used to have a show on French TV, people would ask me how my jacket stayed spotless while cooking. Your whole area has to be clean - and you have to keep it that way.
Joel Robuchon

Keep, Whole, Show

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