Bernard Pivot Professions : Journalist Born : May 5, 1935 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Bernard Pivot French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic. Bernard Pivot calm language quiet It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original. Bernard Pivot difficult adventure travel They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties. Bernard Pivot nuance stress language There is a pride in speaking this language. Bernard Pivot language pride talking All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words. Bernard Pivot speakers gender difficulty 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 complaining feelings people 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. Bernard Pivot speaks-french grace country 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 intelligent feelings giving 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 sense only work television I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books. Bernard Pivot books nothing new found Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors