I wanted to avoid, special IO for terminals.

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!

I will forever remind you that you are gifted, strong and beautiful, exactly as you are.Will you forever remind yourself, too?

My plan was never to be an actor like my father...

The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?

I never had a single conversation about politics with Ross Perot in my life; still haven't.

I never see the dawn that I don't say to myself perhaps.

You can always create your own experience of life in a beautiful and enjoyable way if you keep your love turned on within you- regardless of what other people say or do.

There is this mysterious energy that wants us to keep growing.

I am Valentino Rossi. If I stay in MotoGP it is to try to win. When that is not possible it is time to stay at home and work in the garden!

Dedication to quality, community, and originality without exception.