Author: Priscilla Chan

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There are many philanthropists who we admire and have learned a great deal from, including mentors like Bill and Melinda Gates and peers like Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz.

There are many philanthropists who we admire and have learned a great deal from, including mentors like Bill and Melinda Gates and peers like Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz.

- Priscilla Chan

I bossed my middle sister around all the time.

I bossed my middle sister around all the time.

- Priscilla Chan

My parents believed in the power of education.

My parents believed in the power of education.

- Priscilla Chan

Education is an incredibly personal issue for me. If you're the first generation to go to college, sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out.

Education is an incredibly personal issue for me. If you're the first generation to go to college, sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out.

- Priscilla Chan

My identity, I felt, was so distinct. I felt very much like an outsider. My family didn't have the same rituals that everyone else seemed to have.

My identity, I felt, was so distinct. I felt very much like an outsider. My family didn't have the same rituals that everyone else seemed to have.

- Priscilla Chan

We - the current generation - have a moral responsibility to make the world better for future generations.

We - the current generation - have a moral responsibility to make the world better for future generations.

- Priscilla Chan

You - and I have to remind myself of this - are capable beyond your wildest imagination.

You - and I have to remind myself of this - are capable beyond your wildest imagination.

- Priscilla Chan

We'll be investing in basic science research with the goal of curing disease.

We'll be investing in basic science research with the goal of curing disease.

- Priscilla Chan

We hope that others will also commit to giving generously and starting young.

We hope that others will also commit to giving generously and starting young.

- Priscilla Chan

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