Christine Lagarde

If you have an overwhelming majority of one sex over the other, and clearly in our case at the moment - and…

— Christine Lagarde

Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince - move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time.

— Christine Lagarde

It's become my brand in a way, you know, speaking the truth even though it was not politically correct.

— Christine Lagarde

When my father passed away and then when later on I gave birth, those are sort of ground-breaking experiences that put everything…

— Christine Lagarde

If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters ... we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we…

— Christine Lagarde

I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and…

— Christine Lagarde

Tackling climate change is a collective endeavour, it means collective accountability and it's not too late

— Christine Lagarde

France would be reluctant to embrace any proposal by the European Commission to slash agricultural tariffs if it threatened the European Union's…

— Christine Lagarde

My father passed away after three years of debilitating disease, which transformed a very strong and bright man into a real wreck.…

— Christine Lagarde

I look under the skin of countries' economies, and I help them make better decisions and be stronger, to prosper and create…

— Christine Lagarde

Massive progress has been made in the last five years. More progress has to be made in terms of fiscal union and…

— Christine Lagarde

I know this is economic jargon, but essentially, if you bring more women to the job market, you create value, it makes…

— Christine Lagarde

I love cooking. Not for myself alone. Cooking is about giving.

— Christine Lagarde

It so happens that because all the economies are strongly inter-connected and aggregated, there is trade that is happening not just from…

— Christine Lagarde

There is a very strong linkage between U.S. banks and European banks. There are plenty of European employees that are employed by…

— Christine Lagarde

I was praised in the U.S. and heavily, brutally criticized in France.

— Christine Lagarde

The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.

— Christine Lagarde

I'm of those who believe that excesses in all matters are not a good idea, whether it's formation of bubbles, whether it's…

— Christine Lagarde

Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.

— Christine Lagarde

When women do better, economies do better.

— Christine Lagarde

We would not be enjoying those cellphones and those tablets at the price where they are had it not been for globalization,…

— Christine Lagarde

Very often as a little girl, then as a young woman, I have suffered my lot of discrimination. I was brought up…

— Christine Lagarde

Canada stands out as making a sensible and positive contribution to the world. I'm saying that maybe because of its inclination toward…

— Christine Lagarde

Of course, trade agreements can be beneficial, but of course they need to avoid infringing on certain areas and respect diversity.

— Christine Lagarde

Think about it. Women control 70 percent of global consumer spending . . . when women do better, economies do better.

— Christine Lagarde