Bill Gates

"At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top – I’m afraid that’s not quite right."

"I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot."

"Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority."

"Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not."

"Reading is still the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding."

"We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve."

"Innovation is a good thing. The human condition – that’s what we really should be working on."