Cidadãos do mundo

"With the world becoming a single village, a global family, we now have a core responsibility to be good global citizens, to watch out for each other, to be sensitive to how our actions affect one another - no matter where we live. We need to shed the habits of the past that trapped us in our own mental backyard, or shackled us to the posts of provincialism."
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"The second lesson: always stood up for your values, your principles, your ideals. When I first interviewed at a law firm, I was told that I would never make partner. When I asked why, they told me it was because I was a woman. So I thanked them, walked out the door, and never looked back. Tough luck, they did not deserve me! Whatever you choose to do in life, let it be infused with a spirit of civic virtue. Make sure that your personal destiny overlaps with the common destiny of humanity. Strive for the common good of all."

Dois pequenos extratos da versão escrita do discurso de Christine Lagarde, diretora do FMI, na Kennedy School. Para ler ou ver em: http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2012/052312.htm.