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"Nothing humbles a rich man better than a poor man that isn't willing to do 'anything' for money."

"You will get closer to the truths only when you start thinking this way: My religion is not the best religion, my country is not the best country, my culture is not the best culture, and my life is not the best life! The more you move away from arrogance, pride and prejudice, the more you will get closer to the truth!"

"Never try to prove that you are right or superior. Let the Lord Himself fight for you."

"We humble ourselves under the mighty grace of the Creator. He will deliver us from every chain and oppression."
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"This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5."

"You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules."

"People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant."

"They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties."

"The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture."

"I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books."
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