s parenting was always "calm and predictable"—even when Bill was battling his mom, Mary Maxwell Gates. Gates' mother tended to get more "worked up," the entrepreneur added, often prompted by him ...

In Source Code, Gates describes his early life and career. But the man dubbed ‘ruthless’ by many of his peers, is largely ...

Bill Gates credits much of his success to how his ... He particularly butted heads with his mother, refusing to leave his bedroom — where he'd spend hours immersed in books, snarkily shouting ...

from local politicians to lawyers who worked with Gates' attorney father, and his mother encouraged a young Bill to take part and learn from their adult guests. Other times, Gates' father let him ...