“There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much int...” — Helene D. Gayle Quote

“There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.”

“My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo.”

“When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is critical to fighting poverty, I often tell a person's story. It's easier to relate to a personal story than to global data telling us that the majority of the billion people who live on less than $2 per day are women and girls. We are often told to never treat a person like a statistic.”

“Ethiopia's government is doing a commendable job of working closely with donors and humanitarian organizations to educate parents about child marriage, and to support organizations like the Hamlin Fistula Hospital.”

“We know that if you educate a girl, as the saying goes, you educate a nation. That girl will get married later, she will have fewer children, she's more likely to earn an income, and that income is more likely to be plowed back into the family so that the family benefits.”

“Make no mistake: Obamacare is a pro-death 'health' program.”

“I am for a system of universal health care where every American has health care as a fundamental right because I think that's where we should be as a civilized society.”

“Public health works by using evidence to lessen harm.”

“I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.”

“It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryan's plan to inject market forces into the American health care system, they were crafting a budget deal to strip them from the health reform law.”

“A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.”