“Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in.”

Around the world we have girls in primary school at about the same rate now as boys, but keeping them in quality secondary schools is where the world is lagging. I’m seeing a lot of countries look at this now.

Now, as smartphones are coming up, there are all kinds of apps that will start to be developed that will help women.

Government funding that’s coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It’s really palpable – it’s making a huge difference saving lives.

What great changes have not been ambitious?

Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they’re born.

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.

If you want to lift up an economy in Africa, you basically start with the women.

If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else.

If I really believe all lives have equal value, and if I use contraceptives, which I do, and if I’m counselling my son and my two daughters to use them, how am I not serving the women who don’t have access to the contraceptives they need?

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.

One life is worth no more or less than any other.

My undergraduate work was in computer science and economics. It just happened to be at that time when 34 percent of computer-science majors were women. We didn’t realize it was at the peak at the time.

That’s universal – we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what’s not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.

Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.

Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.

I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us.

It isn’t enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.

I do not believe there is a method better than Montessori for making children sensitive to the beauties of the world and awakening their curiosity regarding the secrets of life.

I believe there’s 31 flavors to be tasted. I’m just living my life. I don’t want to be your kind of good.

I’m a preservationist, I believe in preserving history intact, but I also enjoy the technological advances which have been made.

Rich isn’t an amount of money, it’s a mindset about how you live. If you believe you can win, you can.

I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who share your interest in finding the truth rather than being proven right

Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.