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
fall kids school
Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.
mother dream daughter
It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.
moving kids home
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.
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.
economy labor
Our economies are built on the backs of all this unpaid labor that women do.
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.