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
You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. — 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
Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Think, for a moment, about our educational ladder. We've strengthened the steps lifting students from elementary school to junior high, and those… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else. — 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
Bill and I both firmly believe that even the most difficult global health problems can be solved. — 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
If you want to lift up an economy in Africa, you basically start with the women. — 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
