Melinda Gates
Birthday:
August 15, 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
Melinda Ann French
Height:
168 cm
Melinda Gates was born on August 15, 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA as Melinda Ann French. She is known for her work on Smarter Every Day (2011), CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) and CNN Newsroom (1989). She has been married to Bill Gates since January 1, 1994. They have three children.
I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
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.
All lives have an equal value.
All lives have an equal value.
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.
I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.
It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.
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.
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.
You can't save kids just with vaccines.
You can't save kids just with vaccines.
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...Show more »
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. Show less «
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 ...Show more »
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. Show less «
My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups - development, t...Show more »
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. Show less «
If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Rememb...Show more »
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. Show less «
Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measl...Show more »
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. Show less «
Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.
Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
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.
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.
I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.
I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.
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.
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.
We started this mostly from an intellectual place.
We started this mostly from an intellectual place.
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. Th...Show more »
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. Show less «
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 peopl...Show more »
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. Show less «
Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh.
Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh.
I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
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.
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.'
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.
Government funding that's coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It's really palpa...Show more »
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. Show less «
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 sw...Show more »
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. Show less «
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.
On average, women spend about twice as much time as men doing the unpaid work that makes life possible for everyone, like cooking, cleaning ...Show more »
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. Show less «
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, go...Show more »
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. Show less «
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