1.
Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight.
Valerie Trierweiler
2.
My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
Valerie Trierweiler
3.
In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn't supposed to do anything else.
Valerie Trierweiler
4.
I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.
Valerie Trierweiler
5.
My perception of life is not to ask Francois Hollande, who isn't the father of my children, to support me financially.
Valerie Trierweiler
6.
I've shared the fate of many working mothers; I felt guilty like them.
Valerie Trierweiler
7.
I will count to 10 before tweeting.
Valerie Trierweiler
8.
I know politics; I know the media.
Valerie Trierweiler
9.
I built my entire life on the idea of independence.
Valerie Trierweiler
10.
I am, and remain, passionate about news.
Valerie Trierweiler
11.
I am a committed observer. I like staying in the background and seeing what's going on.
Valerie Trierweiler
12.
These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.
Valerie Trierweiler