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I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

I'm ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in my heart.

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate.

I don't feel like I have to be nationalistic French because I'm afraid of losing whatever. No, no, no, no. And also I don't think we are the best.

French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.

Be happy, be proud, be generous, be respectful, be proud to be French citizens.

There is a certain dignity to being French.

After all, we are not French and never can be, and any attempt to be so is to deny our inheritance and to try to impose upon ourselves a character that can be nothing but a veneer upon the surface.

I just love France, I love French people, I love the French language, I love French food. I love their mentality. I just feel like it's me. I'm very French.

I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.