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Emmanuel Macron : Quotes, Captions

- The status quo leads to self-destruction.
- I am attached to a strict approach to Brexit: I respect the British vote, but the worst thing would be a sort of weak E.U. vis-a-vis the British.
- You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.
- What we need is much more flexibility for the labour markets.
- The refugee crisis shows we can’t be isolated from the world’s geopolitical troubles.
- Popularity isn’t my compass. Unless it can help one to act, to be understood… that’s what counts.
- If I was British, I would vote resolutely ‘remain’ because it’s in the U.K.’s interest.
- I am attached to a strict approach to Brexit: I respect the British vote, but the worst thing would be a sort of weak E.U. vis-a-vis the British.

- If approval was a criterion in this country, nothing would ever get done.
- The doctors, whether based in Brussels or Paris, draw the same conclusions and write the same prescriptions.
- Popularity isn’t my compass. Unless it can help one to act, to be understood… that’s what counts.
- The state has an offensive and defensive role to play as promoter of industrial policies, as regulator and as shareholder.
- I come all wreathed in a reputation the press has made for me. Judge me on my actions. That’s all that counts.
- To think that our political organisation is immutable is the best way to hand the country over to the extremes.
- When the president and the prime minister decide to implement reforms, they have all the measures they need to pass them and enforce them.