I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
Melinda GatesWe 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 GatesAll of a sudden people in the United States start to realize that vaccines make a difference. The controversy and the myth that's there, we're always trying to bust through that. So when I see a disease outbreak, I say to myself, "OK, that'll get people realizing how lucky we are to have vaccines."
Melinda GatesYou are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.
Melinda Gates