If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).

If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.

You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.

Prototype, then polish. Get it working before you optimize it

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

Reprove your friends in secret praise them openly.

Knowlede is power and Absolute Knowledge is Absolute Power or the Power of Truth, which is constantly shaping events and circumstances to reveal the errors in our beliefs.

'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

Succeed and you are a brilliant visionary. Fail and you are a delusional loser.

One remembers different persons differently, some by the impact they have made on our emotions, and others by the impression they leave in our minds.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

It was exactly what I wanted-beautiful distraction.

I don't like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.

I dont want to write a book; I dont want to go on T.V., because I stink at it. The only thing I have always been comfortable with is being in magazines.

I don't really mess with Instagram much, but I get why people love it. Because to me, it's better to tell a story through a picture than 140 characters.