Melinda Gates quotes - page 2

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world. (Melinda Gates)
All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones. View quote
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I am inspired by the women I meet everywhere I go. They have to work so hard just to make sure their families survive, but somehow they stay optimistic and do everything in their power to make the future better than the past. View quote
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When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development. View quote
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Deep human connection is ... the purpose and the result of a meaningful life - and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity. View quote
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We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world, to help make sure that, no matter where a person is born, he or she has the chance to live a healthy, productive life. View quote
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Take time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve. View quote
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I went to business school, and I went straight from that to a nine-year career at Microsoft. Eventually, I ran a big chunk of the consumer products division for Microsoft.Then I left with the birth of our first daughter because Bill and I both wanted to have a few kids. View quote
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Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they're born. View quote
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Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It's what propels societies forward. View quote
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It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister-a person with hopes and dreams. (Melinda Gates)
Helping people doesn't have to be an unsound financial strategy. View quote
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Bill and I both firmly believe that even the most difficult global health problems can be solved. View quote
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If you want to lift up an economy in Africa, you basically start with the women. View quote
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If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else. View quote
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You can't save kids just with vaccines. View quote
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Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines. View quote
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Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It's bad business, and it's bad policy. But we act as if it can't be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them. View quote
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Poverty disproportionately affects women around the world. View quote
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If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It's a man. Who's left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is. View quote
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As a parent, the responsible thing to do - if you love your child - is to vaccinate your child. (Melinda Gates)
When we better understand the realities of these women's lives, we are able to design and deliver solutions that are more useful to them. View quote
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Sanitation issues in the developing world affect women more than they affect men. View quote
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If you can't travel to the developing world, look at helping to fund a woman with a small loan and follow her. Learn her story. Learn about the difference that you're making. View quote
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The biggest killers of children around the world are two things: diarrhea and pneumonia. When you think about it, in the United States, kids don't die of diarrhea anymore, but it's a huge problem in the developing world. View quote
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