When I grew up in France, I was a normal size. And then I came to the United States and I gained 20 pounds..

Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility..

French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless..

French women typically think about good things to eat. American women typically worry about bad things to eat..

French women don't eat Wonder Bread..

Give us being and feeling over having any day..

In #‎ France we have a saying, 'Joie de Vivre,' which actually doesn't exist in the English language. It means looking at your life as something th….

I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time..

One does not laugh because one is happy; one is happy because one laughs..

I cannot live without flowers everywhere. I grew up having a big garden, the size of a city block, in Rombas..

The memory of some bottles can stay with your for life. While the wine doesn't have to be old and rare, a great old bottle can be like a time capsule….

In America, you look at food as bad and guilty. In France, we love food and we enjoy food; food is pleasure..

Being and working in America, it's very important to work hard, work smart and work in a certain way. France and Europe has, with the tradition and c….

We women are so judged by the way we dress, and men are not. So style is part of developing your own brand..

I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective..

Make treating yourself a priority and always remember your life is happening now. Don't put off all your dreams and pleasures to another day. In any ….

I am a believer in change peu a` peu (little by little) since drastic changes, including lots of changes made all at once, are often the sort of modi….

The real reason French women don't get fat is not genetic, but cultural, and if the French subjected themselves to the American extremes of eating an….

Wine is a living, breathing thing during its time in the bottle and in the glass. It is always changing, especially in the glass. A little oxygen can….

Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted..

We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it..