On Failure and Success
"It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." This is one of Bill Gates's most famous quotes. Essentially, he believes that everyone needs to fail every once in a while in order to learn something about why they failed and how to fix it, as well as to not get too comfortable at the top.
On Reading
"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." There is no doubt that Gates is a huge proponent of education in any form, and one of the best ways to educate yourself is to read anything and everything you can get your hands on.