For most of that time, I've also been a keen gardener, but for many years I failed to make the connection between gardening and science.

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!

The Gospel of God is glad tidings of good things.

All religions are mere echoes of this one great religion of Humanism.

Songs can be like photos - they hold a memory, a moment, and thoughts that keep you warm inside.

Trees are metaphorical. Their magic is that they bring beauty, comfort, and peace to the land. They celebrate life itself.

Facts cling to photographs like dust.

I'm at a point where I don't have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so I'm in a comfortable zone, but I'll make rap records as long as I feel I have something to rap about.

Actions in heaven begin when someone prays on earth. What an amazing thought!

The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of choir, if you like.

It was around 4 p.m. in the afternoon. I was just taking a nap. Luckily, my sister was home.

The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong - that's when adventure starts