Now we just really need to do the work, which we’re doing, to get contraceptives out to women worldwide.
MELINDA GATESWomen speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.
More Melinda Gates Quotes
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If you want to lift up an economy in Africa, you basically start with the women.
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Helping people doesn’t have to be an unsound financial strategy.
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I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
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Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they’re born.
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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.
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You can have the best vaccines for a woman or her child, but if you can’t get her to come and get them then they won’t work.
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Philanthropy is not about the money. It’s about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.
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If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else.
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We set out what’s going to be our work time versus our foundation time versus family time, and we’ll reassess that… sometimes every week.
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Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward.
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Deep human connection is … the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.
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All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.
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All lives have an equal value.
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If we don’t empower women, we don’t allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
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One life is worth no more or less than any other.
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