Bernard Pivot

All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#difficulties #english #gender #speakers #words

French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#calm #dynamic #french #language #makes

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

— Bernard Pivot

#books #completely #concept #condition #found

It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#difficult #everyone #original #very

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. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#even #feeling #french #french people #impatient

There is a pride in speaking this language. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#pride #speaking

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

— Bernard Pivot

#expressing #great #language #nuances #our

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. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#broadcast #channel #double #ended #france

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. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#cultivated #entry #feel #feeling #french