A Quote by Melinda Gates

I am Catholic, I was raised Catholic, I am a practicing Catholic. But I say we need to agree to disagree. We have a shared mission around poverty, and I focus on that, because we do a lot with the Catholic Church around poverty alleviation. I'm always looking for: what is the common thread? What do we care about? What do we believe in? We believe in women around the world. We believe in all lives have equal value.

Melinda Gates

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Melinda Gates
American - Philanthropist
Born: August 15, 1964

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Chris Sullivan

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Alex Gibney

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