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

If you believe you can shed pounds quickly by force of will and deprivation, you will in all likelihood not only regain the ones you lost, but add a few more besides.

I've never been ambitious.

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

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

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 culture, it's slow-moving and it's not always good.

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