French - Politician | January 1, 1956 -
Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.
Christine Lagarde
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If female were working in the same proportion as men do, the level of GDP would be up 27 percent in a country like India, but also up 9 percent in Japan and up 5 percent in the United States of America. It's not just a moral issue, not just a philosophical issue. It just makes economic sense.
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I love cooking. Not for myself alone. Cooking is about giving.
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Regulation is necessary, particularly in a sector, like the banking sector, which exposes countries and people to a risk.
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I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns.
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I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. And I think that as a result, particularly on the, on, you know, on the trading floor, in the financial markets in general, the approach would be different.
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I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.
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Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince - move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time.
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I'm not in the business of reading tea leaves. I don't have a crystal ball.
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To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.
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I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.
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Markets love volatility.
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