FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.

One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code.

It is only the inadequacy of the criminal code that saves the hackers from very serious prosecution.

When in doubt, use brute force.

It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas.

If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there.

We have persistent objects, they're called files.

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.

I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.

No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code.

SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

You look at the history of any sentient species and what do you find but tableaux of violence and slaughter. It’s finger-painted on the ceilings of caves and engraved into the walls of temples.

Bear your pain or it will come back

Passion can quickly slip to jealousy, or even hatred.

The conclusion I have reached is that, above all, dogs are witnesses.

I don't think you get successful to brag and throw what you have in the world's face. That's all private.

Families have a citizenship which is divine. The identity card they have is given to them by God. So that within the heart of the family, truth, goodness and beauty may truly grow.

The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid Truth.

The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.

Actually, if my business was legitimate, I would deduct a substantial percentage for depreciation of my body.