Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight.

My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.

In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn't supposed to do anything else.

I built my entire life on the idea of independence.

I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.

My perception of life is not to ask Francois Hollande, who isn't the father of my children, to support me financially.

I've shared the fate of many working mothers; I felt guilty like them.

I will count to 10 before tweeting.

I know politics; I know the media.

I am, and remain, passionate about news.

I am a committed observer. I like staying in the background and seeing what's going on.

I have done nothing but open windows-God has done all the rest.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

Substances that are injurious to the well are equally (or more so) injurious to the sick.

Action is the spark that ignites potential.

He lives most life whoever breathes most air.

I found light in the darkness ... or it found me.

The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.

I just want to work forever. I absolutely love what I'm doing. I learn all the time from all these amazing artists.

I'd be willing to bet you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.

In a roomful of shouting people, the one who whispers becomes interesting.