I've travelled extensively in the last 16 years - to slums in Bangladesh, to townships in South Africa, to all kinds of… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The biggest pieces of work that we do are vaccines, because those save lives, and also family planning. Because if a woman… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and that is why… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
You can have the best vaccines for a woman or her child, but if you can't get her to come and get… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Women are the centre of the family. It's the woman who decides what's eaten in the house, when to have the kids… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
That's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
The biggest killers of children around the world are two things: diarrhea and pneumonia. When you think about it, in the United… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
I'm happy we have three healthy children and we'll stay with three healthy children. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
If we're going to make progress on this issue [of contraception], we have to be really clear about what our agenda is.… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
As a parent, the responsible thing to do - if you love your child - is to vaccinate your child. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Despite the debunking, you have a small group in the last five years that hasn't wanted to vaccinate their children, for instance,… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
I've travelled extensively in the last 16 years - to slums in Bangladesh, to townships in South Africa, to all kinds of places in… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Abortion has become a very politicised issue that I think countries have to work out themselves. In a lot of countries, people can't even… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Men make different investments than women do. Women tend to invest more of their earnings than men do in their family's well-being - as… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Contraceptives unlock one of the most dormant, but potentially powerful assets in development: women as decision-makers. When women have the power to make choices… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
When girls are educated and free to pursue their passions, they contribute more to a thriving society. When women have a voice, they raise… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In different places you run into myths around vaccination or around family planning. In the United States, one of the myths that existed for… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
