We [with Bill Gates] started to make decisions about what we'd invest in. Then I actually started traveling for the foundation. I've… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
[Bill Gates] wanted me to stay working at Microsoft, but I didn't think he could be CEO and we could have the… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not.… — 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
![“We [with Bill Gates] started to make decisions about what we'd invest in. Then I actually started traveling for the foundation. I've probably been to India now eight times at least and Africa numerous times.” quote by Melinda Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/945/melinda-gates-3776_bills_we-with-bill-gates-started-to-make-decis_662910.jpg)
![“[Bill Gates] wanted me to stay working at Microsoft, but I didn't think he could be CEO and we could have the family life that we both had growing up, which is what we envisioned. I knew I would go back to work at some point later to some profession. I just didn't know what.” quote by Melinda Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b96/melinda-gates-3776_back-to-work_bill-gates-wanted-me-to-stay-working-at_824816.jpg)
![“Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not. That's the place that governments often don't want to, or can't, work.” quote by Melinda Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2aa/melinda-gates-3776_believe_bill-gates-and-i-believe-philanthropy-ca_3210204.jpg)
