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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.

Melinda Gates

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.
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Development Difference Government Life Save
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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Children Desire Force Goodness Ourselves Society World
I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
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College Goal Goodness
Connect deeply with others. Our humanity is the one thing that we all have in common.
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Connection Deep Humanity Oneself
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
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Date Decision Goodness Partner
What great changes have not been ambitious?
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Ambition Change Greatness Inspirational Motivational
The biggest pieces of work that we do are vaccines, because those save lives, and also family planning. Because if a woman can space the births of her children, it changes everything for her health and her child’s health.
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Big Born Children Family Herself Live Pieces Planning Save Space Vaccine Woman Work
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.
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Economics Population Science Time Woman Work
Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.
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Planning Pregnant Tools Woman World
Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.
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Children Medicine Miracle Vaccine
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
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Difficult Remark Search Strength Strong Voice Woman
Helping people doesn’t have to be an unsound financial strategy.
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Financial Help People Strategy
It’s important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.
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Dreams Hope Important Person Point Remember
I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and that is why they are not staying in.
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Boredom Children Education Stay Thinking Time Understand
Birth control has almost completely and totally disappeared from the global health agenda, and the victims of this paralysis are the people of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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Appearance Born Control Country Global People
Sometimes it’s the people you can’t help who inspire you the most.
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Help Inspirational People Time Yourself

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.

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