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.

Sanitation issues in the developing world affect women more than they affect men.

Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.

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.

When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development

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

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.