If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

I respect anyone who has to fight and howl for his decency.

I've always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.

The only reason to be in business is to be great.

They kept saying 'It's sushi-grade!' And I'm like... 'Put some soy sauce on this. Get me some rice. And cook it. And then get me out of here.

This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've been here in the last three decades.

Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.

I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you.

You have to start somewhere. You can always erase reality later on.

Among the conservative Greek opinion there would be no regrets that Alexander the Greek leader was invading the barbarians.

Many times, the game comes down to the final possession, the final shot. I want to become a better clutch performer. That's what separates the really good players from the really great players.