Giscard D'estaing Quotes & Sayings

Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior of one person. — Isaac Asimov

You can't build a society purely on interests, you need a sense of belonging — Valery Giscard D'Estaing

We have sown a seed ... Instead of a half-formed Europe, we have a Europe with a legal entity, with a single currency, common justice, a Europe which is about to have its own defence. — Valery Giscard D'Estaing

The partnerships between Schmidt and Giscard, Kohl and Mitterrand, and even between Chirac and Schroeder, have proved that political differences do not mean that we cannot work together. — Francois Hollande

Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly [ ... ] All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way. — Valery Giscard D'Estaing

Let's be clear about this. The rejection of the constitution was a mistake that will have to be corrected. — Valery Giscard D'Estaing