Mireille Guiliano
Mireille Guiliano
Mireille Guilianois a French-American author...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth14 April 1946
CountryFrance
afraid almost background constantly degrees excellent experience fear good hear high women word
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.
eat ice matter palate pint proven three
Scientifically, it has been proven that after three bites, your palate has been satisfied. It doesn't matter what you eat. So if you eat one boule of ice cream, that's all you need. You don't have to eat pint after pint after pint.
english enjoy exist france great life looking means pleasure taken
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.
affect couple life money promotions quality turned
Quality of life is very important in France. I have many friends who turned down promotions and more money because it would affect their quality of life as a couple or a mother.
artificial filled
In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison.
body show-respect shows
We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it.
loss weight glory
There is no lasting glory in rapid weight loss.
joy dieting eating
Once you have to start counting calories, it takes away from the joy of eating.
gold lucky turns
My friends say everything I touch turns to gold. I'll say, 'I've been very lucky.
corn-syrup poison yogurt
In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison.
ambitious
I've never been ambitious.
thinking worry french-woman
French women typically think about good things to eat. American women typically worry about bad things to eat.
technology people isolation
With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, that there are very few places where you can connect.
Nothing but beauty and douceur