Christine Lagarde Quotes
Regulation is necessary, particularly in a sector, like the banking sector, which exposes countries and people to a risk.
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What you want to do is you want to own as little sort of hard infrastructure as possible, and your real value is your name and how you build that up.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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It is a remarkably easy thing to do, pointing out the faults of others and suggesting remedies or courses of action in an argumentative and pedantic sort of way, and I am still amazed that there are many people in the American media who are paid very big money to do this.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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I find celebrity really scary.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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I watched a lot of comedy growing up.
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I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.
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If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
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I just love my privacy.
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Regulation is necessary, particularly in a sector, like the banking sector, which exposes countries and people to a risk.
