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"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."
"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult."
"When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else."
"Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world."
"Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world."
"All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones."
"The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are some people in the world that we can't help, but there are so many more that we can. So when you see a mother and her children suffering in another part of the world, don't look away. Look right at them. Let them break your heart, then let your empathy and your talents help you make a difference in the lives of others. Whether you volunteer every week or just a few times a year, your time and unique skills are invaluable."
"If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children."
"Connect deeply with others. Our humanity is the one thing that we all have in common."
"We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us."
"You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped."
"Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they're born."
"When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development"
"Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in"
"When were you born, who are your parents, where did you grow up? None of us earns these things. These things were given to us. So when we strip away all of our luck and our privilege, and we consider where we'd be without them, it becomes much easier to see someone who's poor and say, "That could be me." And that's empathy."
"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."
"What great changes have not been ambitious?"
"We 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."
"One life is worth no more or less than any other"
"Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio."