Now, as smartphones are coming up, there are all kinds of apps that will start to be developed that will help women. Melinda Gates More Quotes by Melinda Gates More Quotes From Melinda Gates When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else. Melinda Gates investinggirlpeople If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. Melinda Gates inspirationsuccesspositive A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. Melinda Gates strong-womenindependent-womeninspirational Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world. Melinda Gates fingertipsphilanthropyworld Connect deeply with others. Our humanity is the one thing that we all have in common. Melinda Gates one-thinghumanitycommon Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world. Melinda Gates successpositivelife All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones. Melinda Gates loved-onesselfwant We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world, to help make sure that, no matter where a person is born, he or she has the chance to live a healthy, productive life. Melinda Gates reallifebelieve The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are some people in the world that we can't help, but there are so many more that we can. So when you see a mother and her children suffering in another part of the world, don't look away. Look right at them. Let them break your heart, then let your empathy and your talents help you make a difference in the lives of others. Whether you volunteer every week or just a few times a year, your time and unique skills are invaluable. Melinda Gates motherheartchildren When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development Melinda Gates sourcepowerfuldevelopment If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children. Melinda Gates empowering-womenempoweringchildren Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in Melinda Gates stay-trueabout-yourselfbelieve 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. Melinda Gates generositymeaningfulinspire Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they're born. Melinda Gates ablegirlmatter You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. Melinda Gates inspirational-womenempowering-womenhelping We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us. Melinda Gates be-carefullightuse Sometimes it's the people you can't help who inspire you the most. Melinda Gates helpinginspirepeople If you don't invest in the woman, empower her, give her the things she needs to lift her family up, you're just not going to make the progress that you want to make. But if you put her at the centre, you can change a lot for that family, and it has ripple effects through the economy. Melinda Gates empoweringprogressgiving 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. Melinda Gates empathygrowing-upparent If you don't have an effective teacher in front of the classroom, you won't change the trajectory for students. Melinda Gates classroomstudentsteacher
