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Jean Cocteau quote about the French Riviera: “The French Riviera is the greenhouse where the roots grow. Paris is the shop where the flowers are sold.”
If you’re on the French Riviera, find out more about the latest exhibitions at the Jean Cocteau museum in Menton: https://www.museecocteaumenton.fr/
US columnist Doug Larson quote about French culture and cuisine: “Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.”
US/British actress Olivia de Havilland quote about the French language and children: “The thing that staggers you when you first come to France is the fact that all the French speak French – even the children.”
Here’s a quote many of us can relate to! “Every man has two countries: his own and France” – US President John F. Kennedy (pictured here during one of his trips to the South of France).
“The French Riviera is the playground of the rich, the famous, and those who appreciate the finer things in life” – Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who hung out with the rich and famous at Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc (pictured) and spent many seasons under the French Riviera sun in the 1920s.
“I have such close feelings for Festival de Cannes… especially now when there’s so much in the world pulling us apart, Cannes brings us together… It’s like coming home.” – Robert de Niro, April 2025, upon hearing that he is to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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