I will count to 10 before tweeting.

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 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.

Live every day, not by spending time, but by investing all the way.

To heal physically, one must heal the emotional aspect of the issue first or it will resurface in another way.

Destiny isn't a path that any cat follows blindly. It is always a matter of choice, and sometimes the heart speaks loudest.

Irony is the kid who steals music and is stolen by the music.

Life is all about impact, become an influential millionaire by touching million lives.

If your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man.

Love is not really blind- the bandage is never so tight but that it can peep.

It looked to me like a vamp version of a pissing contest. Men will be boys.

A genuine work of art usually displeases at first sight, as it suggests a deficiency in the spectator.

I do have to say I have been very fortunate.