231 Quotes by Melinda Gates

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.

You can't save kids just with vaccines.

Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.

I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.

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.

The fact that 98 percent of women in [the U.S.] who are sexually experienced say they use birth control doesn't make sex any less sacred. It just means that they're getting to make choices about their lives.

Mothers might say they'd go to the doctor. In poor countries, moms are usually responsible for their kids' health. But breastfeeding and traveling to the clinic take time, and research shows that health care is one of the first tradeoffs women make when they're too busy.

That's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.

Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.