Better job Quote by Helene D. Gayle

There are plenty of risks when we encourage "investment" or commoditization of natural resources, as power dynamics may mean that poor people (who are…

— Helene D. Gayle

We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.

— Helene D. Gayle

We know that if you educate a girl, as the saying goes, you educate a nation. That girl will get married later, she will…

— Helene D. Gayle

Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.

— Helene D. Gayle

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

— Helene D. Gayle

At the Centers for Disease Control, I rose up fairly quickly into management positions. The first team I led there included many people who…

— Helene D. Gayle

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

— Helene D. Gayle

What keeps me motivated is going out to the field and seeing programs that incorporate a focus on both people and the planet, and…

— Helene D. Gayle

The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and…

— Helene D. Gayle

If you educate a girl, you educate a nation.

— Helene D. Gayle

When a child is starving, a family may not be able to think about long-term sustainability or damage to ecosystems that support endangered species.

— Helene D. Gayle

My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo.

— Helene D. Gayle