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“Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere.”
“The word that I constantly hear out of women is 'fear.' It's almost like a background melody. Women have excellent degrees and experience, but we are afraid we aren't good enough because we have such high expectations.”
“Once you have to start counting calories, it takes away from the joy of eating.”
“With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, that there are very few places where you can connect.”
“I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective.”
“We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it.”
“Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility.”
“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 that is to be taken with great pleasure and enjoy it.”
“We women are so judged by the way we dress, and men are not. So style is part of developing your own brand.”
“I find it so unattractive when women wear sneakers with their business suits. I wear a nice pair of loafers or low-heeled pumps, and that's that.”
“I've never been ambitious.”
“Since the pleasure of most foods is in the first few bites, eat one thing on your plate at a time, at least at the start of the meal when you can concentrate and enjoy the full flavors.”
“My friends say everything I touch turns to gold. I'll say, 'I've been very lucky.'”