It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to h... - Bill Gates

"I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm – not all – that religion used to fill."

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years."

"In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not..."

"Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There`s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning."