It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.

Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.

We [with Bill Gates] started to make decisions about what we'd invest in. Then I actually started traveling for the foundation. I've probably been to India now eight times at least and Africa numerous times.

It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.

Our economies are built on the backs of all this unpaid labor that women do.

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.

Human-centered design. Meeting people where they are and really taking their needs and feedback into account. When you let people participate in the design process, you find that they often have ingenious ideas about what would really help them. And it’s not a onetime thing; it’s an iterative process.