If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.

All 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."

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.

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.

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

I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.