It was very early, and we were still like beta or alpha stage, and so we started receiving a ton of download. The server became overloaded, and that's when I realized that this had a huge market.

Independent artists and labels have always been the trendsetters in music and the music business.

If you think about computer programming, it's as antisocial as it gets.

There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines.

Unfortunately, the client that exists today is still pretty much the prototype design.

Napster works because people who love music share and participate.

But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content.

If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?

I think in terms of the work were doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier.

Life is a series of awakenings.

Yes, our country has its shortcomings, but there's no moral equivalency between democracy and totalitarianism…There's no moral equivalency between propaganda and the truth.

L'arbre de la liberté croît lorsqu'il est arrosé du sang de toute espèce de tyrans (The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of tyrants).

I love Mickey Rourke. I think he's an all-American classic. He's great.

If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger.

In order to be true to one's conscience and true to God, a righteous man has no alternative but to refuse to cooperate with an evil system.

I think my drive to work has gone up a bit since I've gotten older.

I rarely feel like I'm in chaos, but when I am, I usually [retreat] and try to find the eye of the storm; if I'm still and listen and don't engage, maybe the chaos will subside.

There can be no faith without risk.

It's very easy to say that something is a shadow of itself, and it may be true in some senses.