Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates
Melinda Ann Gates, DBE is an American businesswoman and philanthropist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 August 1964
CountryUnited States of America
children desire world
Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward.
change school tragic
Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It's bad business, and it's bad policy. But we act as if it can't be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them.
mother baby museums
I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
men world sanitation
Sanitation issues in the developing world affect women more than they affect men.
love family happiness
One life is worth no more or less than any other
equal values
All lives have an equal value.
inspirational believe bills
Bill and I both firmly believe that even the most difficult global health problems can be solved.
teacher students classroom
If you don't have an effective teacher in front of the classroom, you won't change the trajectory for students.
fighting play trying
Take time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve.
growing-up kids thinking
I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.
country men trying
We have to look at it country by country. In places like the developing world where, as you say, in Mumbai, it's about five hours' gap between what a woman does and a man does. You have to start by recognizing the problem and talking about it, trying to change those roles.
united-states lucky born
I'm constantly saying to myself, 'I'm lucky I was born in the United States.
growing-up empathy parent
When were you born, who are your parents, where did you grow up? None of us earns these things. These things were given to us. So when we strip away all of our luck and our privilege, and we consider where we'd be without them, it becomes much easier to see someone who's poor and say, "That could be me." And that's empathy.
children vaccines ifs
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.