One of the things that people aren't aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity for people around the world.

Change always starts with a girl.

Gender data is important. If girls don’t have a birth certificate, how do we know how many are marrying as children?

Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.

If you can get to a girl and make a difference in her life, you're actually going to have a greater impact on a woman's life. If you don't get to her as a girl, you may not be able ever to help her as a woman.

Collaboration gets me excited.

The resilience and the resourcefulness of people to make a better life, to survive, to give their children something better than they had, is so inspiring. I look at how hard it must be to get up every day and fight that battle and I think, Wow, anything I'm doing just has to be in service.