I'm not a great consumer. I always ask myself, 'Do I really need that piece?' I have friends who have 300 pairs of shoes; how would you leave the house in the morning?

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

French women love bread and would never consider a life without carbs.

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

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

Expensive clothes with inappropriate or inexpensive shoes may send an unflattering message.

French women love to shop and prepare food. They love to talk about what they have bought and made. It's a deeply natural love, but one that is erased in many other cultures. Most French women learn it from their mothers, some from their fathers. But if your parents aren't French, you can still learn it yourself.