I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or...
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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.
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I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So ...
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I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
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I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.
I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.
On average, women spend about twice as much time as men doing the unpaid work that makes life possib...
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On average, women spend about twice as much time as men doing the unpaid work that makes life possible for everyone, like cooking, cleaning and caring. In developing countries, the gap is even bigger. As a result, women have no time to finish their education, learn new skills, open a business or even go to the doctor. They dream about creating a better future for their children , but they can't spare the hours to put those dreams into action.
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I want to live as private a life as I can because of our children.
I want to live as private a life as I can because of our children.
We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing.
We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing.
All lives have an equal value.
All lives have an equal value.
Sometimes it's the people you can't help who inspire you the most.
Sometimes it's the people you can't help who inspire you the most.
I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
There's a false perception that women in Africa somehow don't love their babies they way we do, don'...
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There's a false perception that women in Africa somehow don't love their babies they way we do, don't grieve their loss the way we would. That is simply not true.
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I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and t...
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I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and that is why they are not staying in.
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I'm constantly saying to myself, 'I'm lucky I was born in the United States.'
I'm constantly saying to myself, 'I'm lucky I was born in the United States.'
My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was...
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My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups - development, testing, marketing, user education.
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I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhe...
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I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
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The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.
The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.
There are absolutely lots of teachers who are trying to come into the profession, but they are not a...
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There are absolutely lots of teachers who are trying to come into the profession, but they are not attracted enough to say, 'I'm going to switch careers to do it,' or they are often not retained... because the salaries and the compensation aren't there to make it happen.
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Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking y...
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Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio.
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In the developing world, it's about time that women are on the agenda. For instance, 80 percent of s...
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In the developing world, it's about time that women are on the agenda. For instance, 80 percent of small-subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are women, and yet all the programs in the past were predominantly focused on men.
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We would be driving down the street in a place like Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and...
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We would be driving down the street in a place like Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and started to see, my gosh, the only people that have shoes are men. Why does that woman have a baby in her belly and one on her back, and she's carrying a huge load of bananas? You start to ask these questions.
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You can't save kids just with vaccines.
You can't save kids just with vaccines.
If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that st...
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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.
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Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.
Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.
If your dad believes in you, that's important to young girls. If your dad thinks you would be good a...
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If your dad believes in you, that's important to young girls. If your dad thinks you would be good at math and science, good at business, good at anything, it lifts your confidence and your self-esteem.
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Government funding that's coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in...
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Government funding that's coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It's really palpable - it's making a huge difference saving lives.
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Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the schoo...
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Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.
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Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh.
Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh.
We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.
We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
You can have the best vaccines for a woman or her child, but if you can't get her to come and get th...
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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.
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But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.
But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.
It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in th...
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It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.
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We started this mostly from an intellectual place.
We started this mostly from an intellectual place.
