231 Quotes by Melinda Gates

One life is worth no more or less than any other.

Millions of children were dying because they were poor, and we weren’t hearing about it because they were poor.

We look in our own backyard and say, ‘How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the problems affecting the Pacific Northwest and make some change there?’

We all want something to offer. This is how we belong. It’s how we feel included. So if we want to include everyone, we have to help everyone develop their talents and use their gifts for the good of the community. That’s what inclusion means – everyone is a contributes.

Killian says, “To be known without being loved is terrifying. To be loved without being known has no power to change us. But to be deeply known and deeply loved transforms us.

When we saw Bill driving, we went home and said to our husbands, ‘Bill Gates is driving his child to school; you can, too.

If we don’t empower women, we don’t allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

Being yourself sounds like a saccharine prescription for how to make it in an aggressive culture. But it’s not as sweet as it sounds. It means not acting in a way that’s false just to fit in. It’s expressing your talents, values, and opinions in your style, defending your rights, and never sacrificing your self-respect. That is power.

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.