All lives have an equal value.
MELINDA GATESAs a parent, the responsible thing to do – if you love your child – is to vaccinate your child.
More Melinda Gates Quotes
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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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We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.
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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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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.
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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?
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Bill and I both firmly believe that even the most difficult global health problems can be solved.
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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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Now we just really need to do the work, which we’re doing, to get contraceptives out to women worldwide.
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You can’t save kids just with vaccines.
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Any social or cultural change has to be made openly and with people agreeing. You don’t get there by just pushing an outsider’s point of view.
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We [with Bill Gates] started to make decisions about what we’d invest in. Then I actually started traveling for the foundation. I’ve probably been to India now eight times at least and Africa numerous times.
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Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.
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Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.
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The biggest killers of children around the world are two things: diarrhea and pneumonia. When you think about it, in the United States, kids don’t die of diarrhea anymore, but it’s a huge problem in the developing world.
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If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It’s a man. Who’s left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is.
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