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My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early '20s. My mother's family came over from Ireland generations ago.

~Alexis Denisof

Topics: Although Came Early Early 20S Family French Generations Grandfather Grandmother Her Immigrants Ireland Met Moscow Mother New New York Outside Over Some Were York

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French Yemeni relations are strong and good, they are relations depending on friendship and cooperation; my relationship with the president Chiraq are old and real.

~Ali Abdullah Saleh

Topics: Cooperation Depending French Friendship Good Old President Real Relations Relationship Strong

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When I first went to Paris in 1965, I fell in love with the small, family-owned restaurants that existed everywhere then, as well as the markets and the French obsession with buying fresh food, often twice a day.

~Alice Waters

Topics: Buying Day Everywhere Existed Fell First Food French Fresh Fresh Food Love Markets Obsession Often Paris Restaurants Small Then Twice Twice A Day Well

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My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years.

~Alison Lohman

Topics: Architect Bakery Dad French Mom Owned Twelve Years

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The eight-year-long Algerian war was to bring down six French prime ministers, open the door to de Gaulle - and come close to destroying him, too. The war was the last of the grand-style colonial struggles, but, perhaps more to the point, it was also the first campaign in which poorly equipped Muslim mujahedin licked one of the top Western armies.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Also Armies Bring Campaign Close Colonial Come Destroying Door Down Equipped First French Him Last Ministers More Muslim Open Perhaps Point Poorly Prime Six Struggles Too Top War Western Which

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In the late 1980s, a new revolt broke out, this time led by the fundamentalist FIS (Islamic Salvation Front). Many of its leaders were the kind of young Algerians who joined the struggle against the French occupiers in the 1950s.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Against Broke French Front Fundamentalist Islamic Joined Kind Late Leaders Led Many New Out Revolt Salvation Struggle Time Were Who Young 1950S 1980S

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People rich enough to redecorate every 10 months are certainly careless with antique furniture. I found four 1760 French side chairs, tapestry seats intact. Claiming them proved easier than persuading any cabdriver to transport the things.

~Allan Gurganus

Topics: Antique Any Careless Certainly Chairs Claiming Easier Enough Every Found Four French Furniture Intact Months People Proved Rich Seats Side Tapestry Than Them Things Transport

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French is, in many ways, more difficult for an English-speaking person to sing. It is so full of complex and trying vowels. It requires the utmost subtlety.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Complex Difficult English-Speaking French Full Many More Person Requires Sing Subtlety Trying Utmost Ways

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For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody - any male - who has ever worked in a French kitchen knows what I am talking about when I say that.

~Alton Brown

Topics: About Am Any Anybody Ever French Going Kind Kitchen Knows Like Male Me Military Say Something Talking Who Worked I Am

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The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it.

~Alton Brown

Topics: Believe Chocolate Find French Hard Invented Painter Rather Supposedly You

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